diff --git a/src/services/execution/execute/execution_network.c b/src/services/execution/execute/execution_network.c
index 43be0fbdf41b0cd43977a33e57427e0ca03769f4..7c2febe2c5a5a27b6cb30a1194bb77c24bf9b51f 100644
--- a/src/services/execution/execute/execution_network.c
+++ b/src/services/execution/execute/execution_network.c
@@ -648,7 +648,6 @@ error_out:
 static int chown_network(const char *user_remap, const char *rootfs, const char *filename)
 {
     int ret = 0;
-    size_t path_len = 0;
     char *file_path = NULL;
     unsigned int host_uid = 0;
     unsigned int host_gid = 0;
@@ -663,20 +662,9 @@ static int chown_network(const char *user_remap, const char *rootfs, const char
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
     }
-    path_len = strlen(rootfs) + strlen(filename) + 1;
-    if (path_len > PATH_MAX) {
-        ERROR("Invalid path length");
-        ret = -1;
-        goto out;
-    }
-    file_path = util_common_calloc_s(path_len);
-    if (file_path == NULL) {
-        ERROR("Out of memory");
-        ret = -1;
-        goto out;
-    }
-    if (sprintf_s(file_path, path_len, "%s%s", rootfs, filename) < 0) {
-        ERROR("Failed to print string");
+    if (realpath_in_scope(rootfs, filename, &file_path) < 0) {
+        SYSERROR("Failed to get real path '%s' under rootfs '%s'", filename, rootfs);
+        lcrd_set_error_message("Failed to get real path '%s' under rootfs '%s'", filename, rootfs);
         ret = -1;
         goto out;
     }