diff --git a/src/bench/bench.cpp b/src/bench/bench.cpp
index d3de4c62e4..16d622ebc0 100644
--- a/src/bench/bench.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/bench.cpp
@@ -18,20 +18,19 @@ const std::function<void(const std::string&)> G_TEST_LOG_FUN{};
 
 namespace {
 
-void GenerateTemplateResults(const std::vector<ankerl::nanobench::Result>& benchmarkResults, const std::string& filename, const char* tpl)
+void GenerateTemplateResults(const std::vector<ankerl::nanobench::Result>& benchmarkResults, const fs::path& file, const char* tpl)
 {
-    if (benchmarkResults.empty() || filename.empty()) {
+    if (benchmarkResults.empty() || file.empty()) {
         // nothing to write, bail out
         return;
     }
-    std::ofstream fout{fs::PathFromString(filename)};
+    std::ofstream fout{file};
     if (fout.is_open()) {
         ankerl::nanobench::render(tpl, benchmarkResults, fout);
+        std::cout << "Created " << file << std::endl;
     } else {
-        std::cout << "Could write to file '" << filename << "'" << std::endl;
+        std::cout << "Could not write to file " << file << std::endl;
     }
-
-    std::cout << "Created '" << filename << "'" << std::endl;
 }
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/src/bench/bench.h b/src/bench/bench.h
index c4fcd80e33..6804273d52 100644
--- a/src/bench/bench.h
+++ b/src/bench/bench.h
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #ifndef BITCOIN_BENCH_BENCH_H
 #define BITCOIN_BENCH_BENCH_H
 
+#include <fs.h>
 #include <util/macros.h>
 
 #include <chrono>
@@ -44,8 +45,8 @@ struct Args {
     std::string regex_filter;
     bool is_list_only;
     std::vector<double> asymptote;
-    std::string output_csv;
-    std::string output_json;
+    fs::path output_csv;
+    fs::path output_json;
 };
 
 class BenchRunner
diff --git a/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp b/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp
index 15827a0603..07bc619bd6 100644
--- a/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp
+++ b/src/bench/bench_bitcoin.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include <bench/bench.h>
 
 #include <crypto/sha256.h>
+#include <fs.h>
 #include <stacktraces.h>
 #include <util/strencodings.h>
 #include <util/system.h>
@@ -57,8 +58,8 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv)
     args.regex_filter = argsman.GetArg("-filter", DEFAULT_BENCH_FILTER);
     args.is_list_only = argsman.GetBoolArg("-list", false);
     args.asymptote = parseAsymptote(argsman.GetArg("-asymptote", ""));
-    args.output_csv = argsman.GetArg("-output_csv", "");
-    args.output_json = argsman.GetArg("-output_json", "");
+    args.output_csv = fs::PathFromString(argsman.GetArg("-output_csv", ""));
+    args.output_json = fs::PathFromString(argsman.GetArg("-output_json", ""));
 
     benchmark::BenchRunner::RunAll(args);