diff --git a/src/json.hpp b/src/json.hpp
index b7a6f64a8..0a1db1c32 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp
+++ b/src/json.hpp
@@ -9612,7 +9612,7 @@ basic_json_parser_63:
             // collect mandatory members
             const std::string op = get_value("op", "op", true);
             const std::string path = get_value(op, "path", true);
-            json_pointer ptr(get_value(op, "path", true));
+            json_pointer ptr(path);
 
             if (op == "add")
             {
diff --git a/src/json.hpp.re2c b/src/json.hpp.re2c
index c4c87f5de..52d76148c 100644
--- a/src/json.hpp.re2c
+++ b/src/json.hpp.re2c
@@ -8922,7 +8922,7 @@ class basic_json
             // collect mandatory members
             const std::string op = get_value("op", "op", true);
             const std::string path = get_value(op, "path", true);
-            json_pointer ptr(get_value(op, "path", true));
+            json_pointer ptr(path);
 
             if (op == "add")
             {