diff --git a/examples/media/media_main.c b/examples/media/media_main.c
index 6cbf21a36..acf401763 100644
--- a/examples/media/media_main.c
+++ b/examples/media/media_main.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ int media_main(int argc, FAR char *argv[])
       devpath = argv[1];
     }
 
-  fd = open(argv[1], O_RDWR);
+  fd = open(devpath, O_RDWR);
 
   if (fd < 0)
     {