diff --git a/fsdump/fsdump-lib.pl b/fsdump/fsdump-lib.pl
index 317506393..8cc374aa1 100755
--- a/fsdump/fsdump-lib.pl
+++ b/fsdump/fsdump-lib.pl
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ if ($config{'date_subs'}) {
 	&reset_time_locale();
 	}
 else {
-	$rv = $_[0];
+	$rv = $path;
 	}
 if ($config{'webmin_subs'}) {
 	$rv = &substitute_template($rv, { });
diff --git a/mysql/mysql-lib.pl b/mysql/mysql-lib.pl
index a5660ca74..365c54c64 100755
--- a/mysql/mysql-lib.pl
+++ b/mysql/mysql-lib.pl
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ if ($config{'date_subs'}) {
 	&reset_time_locale();
         }
 else {
-        $path = $rv;
+        $rv = $path;
         }
 if ($config{'webmin_subs'}) {
 	$rv = &substitute_template($rv, { });