diff --git a/vpath.c b/vpath.c
index 33e92c7b..db53168d 100644
--- a/vpath.c
+++ b/vpath.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ construct_vpath_list (pattern, dirpath)
 	      free ((char *) path);
 	    }
 
-	  lastpath = next;
+	  lastpath = path;
 	  path = next;
 	}