1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/pkgcache/TargetPatternResolverUtil.java b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/pkgcache/TargetPatternResolverUtil.java
index d8534caf52..d12b3ac5b5 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/pkgcache/TargetPatternResolverUtil.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/google/devtools/build/lib/pkgcache/TargetPatternResolverUtil.java
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ public final class TargetPatternResolverUtil {
   }
 
   public static PathFragment getPathFragment(String pathPrefix) throws TargetParsingException {
-    PathFragment directory = new PathFragment(pathPrefix);
+    PathFragment directory = PathFragment.create(pathPrefix);
     if (directory.containsUplevelReferences()) {
       throw new TargetParsingException("up-level references are not permitted: '"
           + directory.getPathString() + "'");