1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/compiler/globtype.pas b/compiler/globtype.pas
index 984bc21187..90368a0333 100644
--- a/compiler/globtype.pas
+++ b/compiler/globtype.pas
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ interface
          executed from the FPC application. In some circomstances, this can be more
          than 255 characters. That's why using Ansi Strings}
        TCmdStr = AnsiString;
-       TPathStr = ShortString;
+       TPathStr = String;
 
        { Natural integer register type and size for the target machine }
 {$ifdef cpu64bit}