diff --git a/src/import/export.c b/src/import/export.c
index f81485bbc7..490710678f 100644
--- a/src/import/export.c
+++ b/src/import/export.c
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ static int export_tar(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
 
                 fd = STDOUT_FILENO;
 
-                (void) readlink_malloc("/proc/self/fd/1", &pretty);
+                (void) fd_get_path(fd, &pretty);
                 log_info("Exporting '%s', saving to '%s' with compression '%s'.", local, strna(pretty), import_compress_type_to_string(arg_compress));
         }
 
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ static int export_raw(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
 
                 fd = STDOUT_FILENO;
 
-                (void) readlink_malloc("/proc/self/fd/1", &pretty);
+                (void) fd_get_path(fd, &pretty);
                 log_info("Exporting '%s', saving to '%s' with compression '%s'.", local, strna(pretty), import_compress_type_to_string(arg_compress));
         }
 
diff --git a/src/import/import.c b/src/import/import.c
index 9dca2f3d41..f34244acff 100644
--- a/src/import/import.c
+++ b/src/import/import.c
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ static int import_tar(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
 
                 fd = STDIN_FILENO;
 
-                (void) readlink_malloc("/proc/self/fd/0", &pretty);
+                (void) fd_get_path(fd, &pretty);
                 log_info("Importing '%s', saving as '%s'.", strna(pretty), local);
         }
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ static int import_raw(int argc, char *argv[], void *userdata) {
 
                 fd = STDIN_FILENO;
 
-                (void) readlink_malloc("/proc/self/fd/0", &pretty);
+                (void) fd_get_path(fd, &pretty);
                 log_info("Importing '%s', saving as '%s'.", strempty(pretty), local);
         }