diff --git a/find/ftsfind.c b/find/ftsfind.c
index 4b597ec..2b915da 100644
--- a/find/ftsfind.c
+++ b/find/ftsfind.c
@@ -388,6 +388,7 @@
   /* figure out how many start points there are */
   for (i = 0; i < argc && strchr ("-!(),", argv[i][0]) == NULL; i++)
     {
+      state.starting_path_length = strlen(argv[i]);  
       find(argv[i]);
     }
