diff --git a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/volume/PackageSettings.cpp b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/volume/PackageSettings.cpp
index 54b2984887..8fcf2d1114 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/volume/PackageSettings.cpp
+++ b/src/add-ons/kernel/file_systems/packagefs/volume/PackageSettings.cpp
@@ -193,9 +193,9 @@ PackageSettings::Load(dev_t mountPointDeviceID, ino_t mountPointNodeID,
 
 	// get the mount point relative settings file path
 	const char* settingsFilePath = mountType == PACKAGE_FS_MOUNT_TYPE_HOME
-		? kUserSettingsGlobalDirectory "/packages"
-			+ strlen(kUserConfigDirectory) + 1
-		: kSystemSettingsDirectory "/packages" + strlen(kSystemDirectory) + 1;
+		? &(kUserSettingsGlobalDirectory "/packages")
+			[strlen(kUserConfigDirectory) + 1]
+		: &(kSystemSettingsDirectory "/packages")[strlen(kSystemDirectory) + 1];
 
 	// get an absolute path
 	KPath path;
diff --git a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/packagefs/PackageSettingsItem.cpp b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/packagefs/PackageSettingsItem.cpp
index 23ea485378..c30b8822f5 100644
--- a/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/packagefs/PackageSettingsItem.cpp
+++ b/src/system/boot/loader/file_systems/packagefs/PackageSettingsItem.cpp
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ PackageSettingsItem::Load(::Directory* systemDirectory, const char* name)
 {
 	// open the driver settings file
 	const char* settingsFilePath
-		= kSystemSettingsDirectory "/packages" + strlen(kSystemDirectory) + 1;
+		= &(kSystemSettingsDirectory "/packages")[strlen(kSystemDirectory) + 1];
 
 	int fd = open_from(systemDirectory, settingsFilePath, B_READ_ONLY, 0);
 	if (fd < 0)