diff --git a/src/screenshot/screenshot.c b/src/screenshot/screenshot.c
index fe53c20a..0cf61f49 100644
--- a/src/screenshot/screenshot.c
+++ b/src/screenshot/screenshot.c
@@ -118,6 +118,7 @@ static int method_screenshot(sd_bus_message *msg, void *data,
 
 	// TODO: choose a better path
 	const char path[] = "/tmp/out.png";
+	const char uri[] = "file:///tmp/out.png";
 	if (interactive && !exec_screenshooter_interactive(path)) {
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -125,10 +126,6 @@ static int method_screenshot(sd_bus_message *msg, void *data,
 		return -1;
 	}
 
-	const char uri_prefix[] = "file://";
-	char uri[strlen(path) + strlen(uri_prefix) + 1];
-	snprintf(uri, sizeof(uri), "%s%s", uri_prefix, path);
-
 	sd_bus_message *reply = NULL;
 	ret = sd_bus_message_new_method_return(msg, &reply);
 	if (ret < 0) {