diff --git a/src/modules/fileman/e_fwin_nav.c b/src/modules/fileman/e_fwin_nav.c
index ea6a24350..f7bf6e37f 100644
--- a/src/modules/fileman/e_fwin_nav.c
+++ b/src/modules/fileman/e_fwin_nav.c
@@ -240,28 +240,39 @@ out:
    _box_button_cb_dnd_leave(inst, type, NULL);
 }
 
+static Eina_Strbuf *
+_path_generate(Instance *inst, Evas_Object *break_obj)
+{
+   Nav_Item *ni;
+   Eina_Strbuf *buf;
+
+   buf = eina_strbuf_new();
+   EINA_INLIST_FOREACH(inst->l_buttons, ni)
+     {
+        eina_strbuf_append(buf, edje_object_part_text_get(ni->o, "e.text.label"));
+        if (break_obj && (ni->o == break_obj)) break;
+        if (eina_strbuf_length_get(buf)) eina_strbuf_append_char(buf, '/');
+     }
+   return buf;
+}
+
 static Eina_Bool
 _box_button_cb_dnd_drop(void *data, const char *type EINA_UNUSED)
 {
    Instance *inst = data;
-   Nav_Item *ni;
    Eina_Bool allow;
-   char path[PATH_MAX] = {0};
+   Eina_Strbuf *buf;
 
    if (!inst->dnd_obj) return EINA_FALSE;
 
-   EINA_INLIST_FOREACH(inst->l_buttons, ni)
-     {
-        strcat(path, edje_object_part_text_get(ni->o, "e.text.label"));
-        if (ni->o == inst->dnd_obj) break;
-        if (path[1]) strcat(path, "/");
-     }
-   allow = ecore_file_can_write(path);
+   buf = _path_generate(inst, inst->dnd_obj);
+   allow = ecore_file_can_write(eina_strbuf_string_get(buf));
    if (allow)
      {
-        e_drop_xds_update(allow, path);
-        inst->dnd_path = strdup(path);
+        e_drop_xds_update(allow, eina_strbuf_string_get(buf));
+        inst->dnd_path = eina_strbuf_string_steal(buf);
      }
+   eina_strbuf_free(buf);
    return allow;
 }
 
@@ -631,15 +642,17 @@ _cb_button_click(void *data, Evas_Object *obj, const char *emission EINA_UNUSED,
 {
    Instance *inst = data;
    Nav_Item *ni;
-   char path[PATH_MAX] = "";
+   Eina_Strbuf *buf;
 
+   buf = eina_strbuf_new();
    EINA_INLIST_FOREACH(inst->l_buttons, ni)
      {
-        strcat(path, edje_object_part_text_get(ni->o, "e.text.label"));
+        eina_strbuf_append(buf, edje_object_part_text_get(ni->o, "e.text.label"));
         if (ni->o == obj) break;
-        strcat(path, "/");
+        eina_strbuf_append_char(buf, '/');
      }
-   e_fm2_path_set(inst->o_fm, "/", path);
+   e_fm2_path_set(inst->o_fm, "/", eina_strbuf_string_get(buf));
+   eina_strbuf_free(buf);
 }
 
 static void
@@ -670,8 +683,8 @@ _box_button_append(Instance *inst, const char *label, Edje_Signal_Cb func)
 {
    Evas_Object *o;
    Evas_Coord mw = 0, mh = 0;
-   char path[PATH_MAX] = {0};
-   Nav_Item *ni, *nil;
+   Eina_Strbuf *buf;
+   Nav_Item *ni;
 
    if (!inst || !label || !*label || !func)
      return;
@@ -697,15 +710,12 @@ _box_button_append(Instance *inst, const char *label, Edje_Signal_Cb func)
    ni->o = o;
    ni->inst = inst;
    inst->l_buttons = eina_inlist_append(inst->l_buttons, EINA_INLIST_GET(ni));
-   EINA_INLIST_FOREACH(inst->l_buttons, nil)
-     {
-        strcat(path, edje_object_part_text_get(nil->o, "e.text.label"));
-        if (path[1]) strcat(path, "/");
-     }
-   ni->path = eina_stringshare_add(path);
+   buf = _path_generate(inst, NULL);
+   ni->path = eina_stringshare_add(eina_strbuf_string_get(buf));
    ni->monitor = eio_monitor_stringshared_add(ni->path);
    E_LIST_HANDLER_APPEND(ni->handlers, EIO_MONITOR_SELF_DELETED, _event_deleted, ni);
    E_LIST_HANDLER_APPEND(ni->handlers, EIO_MONITOR_ERROR, _event_deleted, ni);
+   eina_strbuf_free(buf);
 }
 
 static void