1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/IO/PathHelper.Windows.cs b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/IO/PathHelper.Windows.cs
index ed49422c1..bada2f5cd 100644
--- a/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/IO/PathHelper.Windows.cs
+++ b/src/System.Private.CoreLib/shared/System/IO/PathHelper.Windows.cs
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ namespace System.IO
             ReadOnlySpan<char> output = builderToUse.AsSpan(rootDifference);
 
             string returnValue = ((originalPath != null) && output.Equals(originalPath.AsSpan(), StringComparison.Ordinal))
-                ? originalPath : new string(output);
+                ? originalPath : output.ToString();
 
             inputBuilder.Dispose();
             return returnValue;