diff --git a/include/ircd/fs/fs.h b/include/ircd/fs/fs.h
index 696a7f637..8c7797527 100644
--- a/include/ircd/fs/fs.h
+++ b/include/ircd/fs/fs.h
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ namespace ircd::fs
 	const char *get(index) noexcept;
 	const char *name(index) noexcept;
 
-	std::string make_path(const std::initializer_list<string_view> &);
+	std::string make_path(const vector_view<const string_view> &);
 
 	bool exists(const string_view &path);
 	bool is_dir(const string_view &path);
diff --git a/ircd/fs.cc b/ircd/fs.cc
index cdfd7e9aa..d2c406e66 100644
--- a/ircd/fs.cc
+++ b/ircd/fs.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ namespace ircd::fs
 
 	filesystem::path path(std::string);
 	filesystem::path path(const string_view &);
-	filesystem::path path(const std::initializer_list<string_view> &);
+	filesystem::path path(const vector_view<const string_view> &);
 }
 
 /// Non-null when aio is available for use
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ catch(const filesystem::filesystem_error &e)
 }
 
 std::string
-ircd::fs::make_path(const std::initializer_list<string_view> &list)
+ircd::fs::make_path(const vector_view<const string_view> &list)
 {
 	filesystem::path ret;
 	for(const auto &s : list)
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ ircd::fs::make_path(const std::initializer_list<string_view> &list)
 }
 
 filesystem::path
-ircd::fs::path(const std::initializer_list<string_view> &list)
+ircd::fs::path(const vector_view<const string_view> &list)
 {
 	filesystem::path ret;
 	for(const auto &s : list)