diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index f89d254..97a8f12 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [package]
 name = "libfreemkv"
-version = "0.13.32"
+version = "0.13.33"
 edition = "2024"
 rust-version = "1.86"
 license = "AGPL-3.0-only"
diff --git a/src/scsi/linux.rs b/src/scsi/linux.rs
index fa956f2..2970f56 100644
--- a/src/scsi/linux.rs
+++ b/src/scsi/linux.rs
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ impl ScsiTransport for SgIoTransport {
             });
 
             std::thread::spawn(move || {
-                let c_path = std::ffi::CString::new(path.as_os_str().as_bytes()).unwrap();
+                let c_path = std::ffi::CString::new(path.as_os_str().as_encoded_bytes()).unwrap();
                 let new_fd = unsafe {
                     libc::open(
                         c_path.as_ptr() as *const libc::c_char,