diff --git a/src/npc.c b/src/npc.c
index 67d7f28..e00b36e 100644
--- a/src/npc.c
+++ b/src/npc.c
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
 	char showtab = 0; /* prints tab characters in caret notation */
 
 #ifdef __OpenBSD__
-	if (pledge("stdio unveil", NULL) == -1 || unveil(NULL, NULL)) {
+	if (pledge("stdio unveil", "") == -1 || unveil(NULL, NULL)) {
 		perror(argv[0] == NULL ? program_name : argv[0]);
 		return EX_OSERR;
 	}