diff --git a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
index 75431a03..ce00bd20 100644
--- a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
+++ b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@ void AssetsLoader::addLoader(int tag, aloader_func func) {
 	loaders[tag] = func;
 }
 
-void AssetsLoader::add(int tag, const std::string filename, const std::string alias) {
-	entries.push(aloader_entry{ tag, filename, alias });
+void AssetsLoader::add(int tag, const path filename, const std::string alias) {
+	entries.push(aloader_entry{ tag, filename.string(), alias});
 }
 
 bool AssetsLoader::hasNext() const {
diff --git a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.h b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.h
index 7cb4c6e9..dfce4b36 100644
--- a/src/assets/AssetsLoader.h
+++ b/src/assets/AssetsLoader.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class AssetsLoader {
 public:
 	AssetsLoader(Assets* assets, std::filesystem::path resdir);
 	void addLoader(int tag, aloader_func func);
-	void add(int tag, const std::string filename, const std::string alias);
+	void add(int tag, const std::filesystem::path filename, const std::string alias);
 
 	bool hasNext() const;
 	bool loadNext();