diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_base.c b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_base.c
index 8df4953a0f..21b921efa2 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_base.c
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_base.c
@@ -230,6 +230,7 @@ efreet_dirs_get(const char *key, const char *fallback)
     Eina_List *dirs = NULL;
     const char *path;
     char *tmp, *s, *p;
+    char ts[PATH_MAX];
     size_t len;
 
     path = getenv(key);
@@ -249,12 +250,8 @@ efreet_dirs_get(const char *key, const char *fallback)
         {
             // resolve path properly/fully to remove path//path2 to
             // path/path2, path/./path2 to path/path2 etc.
-            char *ts = ecore_file_realpath(s);
-            if (ts && ts[0])
-            {
+            if (realpath(s, ts))
                 dirs = eina_list_append(dirs, (void *)eina_stringshare_add(ts));
-                free(ts);
-            }
         }
 
         s = ++p;
@@ -264,12 +261,8 @@ efreet_dirs_get(const char *key, const char *fallback)
     {
         // resolve path properly/fully to remove path//path2 to
         // path/path2, path/./path2 to path/path2 etc.
-        char *ts = ecore_file_realpath(s);
-        if (ts && ts[0])
-        {
+        if (realpath(s, ts))
             dirs = eina_list_append(dirs, (void *)eina_stringshare_add(ts));
-            free(ts);
-        }
     }
 
     return dirs;
diff --git a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_menu.c b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_menu.c
index 83c3298208..1b00c2a5ad 100644
--- a/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_menu.c
+++ b/legacy/efreet/src/lib/efreet_menu.c
@@ -1649,15 +1649,14 @@ efreet_menu_merge(Efreet_Menu_Internal *parent, Efreet_Xml *xml, const char *pat
 {
     Efreet_Xml *merge_xml;
     Efreet_Menu_Internal *internal;
-    char *rp;
+    char rp[PATH_MAX];
 
     if (!parent || !xml || !path) return 0;
 
     /* do nothing if the file doesn't exist */
     if (!ecore_file_exists(path)) return 1;
 
-    rp = ecore_file_realpath(path);
-    if (rp[0] == '\0')
+    if (!realpath(path, rp))
     {
         INF("efreet_menu_merge() unable to get real path for %s", path);
         return 0;
@@ -1666,7 +1665,6 @@ efreet_menu_merge(Efreet_Menu_Internal *parent, Efreet_Xml *xml, const char *pat
     /* don't merge the same path twice */
     if (eina_hash_find(efreet_merged_menus, rp)) 
     {
-        FREE(rp);
         return 1;
     }
 
@@ -1678,12 +1676,9 @@ efreet_menu_merge(Efreet_Menu_Internal *parent, Efreet_Xml *xml, const char *pat
     {
         INF("efreet_menu_merge() failed to read in the "
                 "merge file (%s)", rp);
-        FREE(rp);
         return 0;
     }
 
-    FREE(rp);
-
     internal = efreet_menu_internal_new();
     if (!internal) return 0;
     efreet_menu_path_set(internal, path);