diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
index 4f48571273dc..5a0ea1e49508 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_ok.c
@@ -4008,10 +4008,10 @@ static int action_ok_path_manual_scan_directory(const char *path,
        * can start with /private and this ensures the path starts with it.
        * This will allow the path to be properly substituted when
        * fill_pathname_expand_special() is called. */
-      char real_content_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
-      real_content_dir[0] = '\0';
-      realpath(content_dir, real_content_dir);
-      strlcpy(content_dir, real_content_dir, sizeof(content_dir));
+      char tmp_dir[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+      tmp_dir[0] = '\0';
+      fill_pathname_expand_special(tmp_dir, content_dir, sizeof(content_dir));
+      realpath(tmp_dir, content_dir);
    }
 #endif
 
diff --git a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_scan.c b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_scan.c
index ca17949f16c4..507672657439 100644
--- a/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_scan.c
+++ b/menu/cbs/menu_cbs_scan.c
@@ -57,6 +57,12 @@ int action_scan_file(const char *path,
 
    menu_entries_get_last_stack(&menu_path, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
+#if IOS
+   char dir_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   fill_pathname_expand_special(dir_path, menu_path, sizeof(dir_path));
+   menu_path = dir_path;
+#endif
+
    fill_pathname_join_special(fullpath, menu_path, path, sizeof(fullpath));
 
    task_push_dbscan(
@@ -81,6 +87,12 @@ int action_scan_directory(const char *path,
 
    menu_entries_get_last_stack(&menu_path, NULL, NULL, NULL, NULL);
 
+#if IOS
+   char dir_path[PATH_MAX_LENGTH];
+   fill_pathname_expand_special(dir_path, menu_path, sizeof(dir_path));
+   menu_path = dir_path;
+#endif
+
    if (path)
       fill_pathname_join_special(fullpath, menu_path, path, sizeof(fullpath));
    else