diff --git a/plinth/action_utils.py b/plinth/action_utils.py
index 4285147e9..a680efad5 100644
--- a/plinth/action_utils.py
+++ b/plinth/action_utils.py
@@ -443,6 +443,6 @@ Owners: {package}
     subprocess.run(['dpkg-reconfigure', package], env=env)
 
     try:
-        os.remove(override_file)
+        os.remove(override_file.name)
     except OSError:
         pass