diff --git a/init/firmware_handler.cpp b/init/firmware_handler.cpp
index 3c012fe..01957ef 100644
--- a/init/firmware_handler.cpp
+++ b/init/firmware_handler.cpp
@@ -264,8 +264,9 @@
     return uevent.firmware;
 }
 
-void FirmwareHandler::ProcessFirmwareEvent(const std::string& root,
+void FirmwareHandler::ProcessFirmwareEvent(const std::string& path,
                                            const std::string& firmware) const {
+    std::string root = "/sys" + path;
     std::string loading = root + "/loading";
     std::string data = root + "/data";
 
@@ -296,6 +297,7 @@
                                                     ", fstat failed: " + strerror(errno));
             return false;
         }
+        LOG(INFO) << "found " << file << " for " << path;
         LoadFirmware(firmware, root, fw_fd.get(), sb.st_size, loading_fd.get(), data_fd.get());
         return true;
     };
@@ -362,7 +364,7 @@
     if (pid == 0) {
         Timer t;
         auto firmware = GetFirmwarePath(uevent);
-        ProcessFirmwareEvent("/sys" + uevent.path, firmware);
+        ProcessFirmwareEvent(uevent.path, firmware);
         LOG(INFO) << "loading " << uevent.path << " took " << t;
         _exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
     }
diff --git a/init/firmware_handler.h b/init/firmware_handler.h
index d2f7347..fceb392 100644
--- a/init/firmware_handler.h
+++ b/init/firmware_handler.h
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     Result<std::string> RunExternalHandler(const std::string& handler, uid_t uid, gid_t gid,
                                            const Uevent& uevent) const;
     std::string GetFirmwarePath(const Uevent& uevent) const;
-    void ProcessFirmwareEvent(const std::string& root, const std::string& firmware) const;
+    void ProcessFirmwareEvent(const std::string& path, const std::string& firmware) const;
     bool ForEachFirmwareDirectory(std::function<bool(const std::string&)> handler) const;
 
     std::vector<std::string> firmware_directories_;