diff --git a/common/lib/kernel/devices/ip_device.cpp b/common/lib/kernel/devices/ip_device.cpp
index 5aafb0de9..7a6a4a3ee 100644
--- a/common/lib/kernel/devices/ip_device.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/kernel/devices/ip_device.cpp
@@ -41,9 +41,7 @@ size_t IpDevice::addr() const {
 }
 
 bool IpDevice::is_path_valid(const std::filesystem::path unsafe_path) {
-  // Split the string at last slash
-  int pos = unsafe_path.u8string().rfind('/');
-  std::string assumed_device_name = unsafe_path.u8string().substr(pos + 1);
+  std::string assumed_device_name = unsafe_path.filename();
 
   // Match format of hexaddr.devicename
   if (!std::regex_match(assumed_device_name,
diff --git a/common/lib/kernel/devices/platform_device.cpp b/common/lib/kernel/devices/platform_device.cpp
index 28b6c4796..4c3e5258f 100644
--- a/common/lib/kernel/devices/platform_device.cpp
+++ b/common/lib/kernel/devices/platform_device.cpp
@@ -48,7 +48,4 @@ std::filesystem::path PlatformDevice::override_path() const {
   return this->m_override_path;
 }
 
-std::string PlatformDevice::name() const {
-  size_t pos = this->m_path.u8string().rfind('/');
-  return this->m_path.u8string().substr(pos + 1);
-}
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+std::string PlatformDevice::name() const { return this->m_path.filename(); }
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