diff --git a/Modules/posixmodule.c b/Modules/posixmodule.c
index 2dbfec1..afa8b39 100644
--- a/Modules/posixmodule.c
+++ b/Modules/posixmodule.c
@@ -3753,7 +3753,7 @@
 
   fail:
     if (ua->converter)
-        Py_DECREF(ua->path);
+        Py_DECREF(*ua->path);
     return return_value;
 }