diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/atimach64/InitAccelerant.c b/src/add-ons/accelerants/atimach64/InitAccelerant.c
index 4e7420a88f..203a5763af 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/atimach64/InitAccelerant.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/atimach64/InitAccelerant.c
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ status_t CLONE_ACCELERANT(void *data) {
 	char path[MAXPATHLEN];
 
 	/* the data is the device name */
-	strcpy(path, "/dev");
+	strcpy(path, "/dev/");
 	strcat(path, (const char *)data);
 	/* open the device, the permissions aren't important */
 	fd = open(path, B_READ_WRITE);
diff --git a/src/add-ons/accelerants/et6x00/InitAccelerant.c b/src/add-ons/accelerants/et6x00/InitAccelerant.c
index 65df0bc04c..03bd387adf 100644
--- a/src/add-ons/accelerants/et6x00/InitAccelerant.c
+++ b/src/add-ons/accelerants/et6x00/InitAccelerant.c
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ status_t result;
 char path[MAXPATHLEN];
 
     /* the data is the device name */
-    strcpy(path, "/dev");
+    strcpy(path, "/dev/");
     strcat(path, (const char *)data);
     /* open the device, the permissions aren't important */
     fd = open(path, B_READ_WRITE);