--- ui-blob.c
+++ ui-blob.c
@@ -37,11 +37,14 @@ int cgit_print_file(char *path, const char *head)
 		return -1;
 	type = sha1_object_info(sha1, &size);
 	if(type == OBJ_COMMIT && path) {
+		struct pathspec pathspec;
 		commit = lookup_commit_reference(sha1);
 		match_path = path;
 		matched_sha1 = sha1;
 		found_path = 0;
-		read_tree_recursive(commit->tree, "", 0, 0, paths, walk_tree, NULL);
+		init_pathspec(&pathspec, paths);
+		read_tree_recursive(commit->tree, "", 0, 0, &pathspec, walk_tree, NULL);
+		free_pathspec(&pathspec);
 		if (!found_path)
 			return -1;
 		type = sha1_object_info(sha1, &size);
@@ -80,10 +83,13 @@ void cgit_print_blob(const char *hex, char *path, const char *head)
 	type = sha1_object_info(sha1, &size);
 
 	if((!hex) && type == OBJ_COMMIT && path) {
+		struct pathspec pathspec;
 		commit = lookup_commit_reference(sha1);
 		match_path = path;
 		matched_sha1 = sha1;
-		read_tree_recursive(commit->tree, "", 0, 0, paths, walk_tree, NULL);
+		init_pathspec(&pathspec, paths);
+		read_tree_recursive(commit->tree, "", 0, 0, &pathspec, walk_tree, NULL);
+		free_pathspec(&pathspec);
 		type = sha1_object_info(sha1,&size);
 	}
 
--- ui-plain.c
+++ ui-plain.c
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ void cgit_print_plain(struct cgit_context *ctx)
 	unsigned char sha1[20];
 	struct commit *commit;
 	const char *paths[] = {ctx->qry.path, NULL};
+	struct pathspec pathspec;
 
 	if (!rev)
 		rev = ctx->qry.head;
@@ -165,7 +166,9 @@ void cgit_print_plain(struct cgit_context *ctx)
 	}
 	else
 		match_baselen = basedir_len(paths[0]);
-	read_tree_recursive(commit->tree, "", 0, 0, paths, walk_tree, NULL);
+	init_pathspec(&pathspec, paths);
+	read_tree_recursive(commit->tree, "", 0, 0, &pathspec, walk_tree, NULL);
+	free_pathspec(&pathspec);
 	if (!match)
 		html_status(404, "Not found", 0);
 	else if (match == 2)