diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index e384bcf..8d79f6e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ xx/xx/2018 autofs-5.1.5
 - fix autofs mount options construction.
 - mount_nfs.c fix local rdma share not mounting.
 - fix incorrect systemctl command syntax in autofs(8).
+- fix direct mount unlink_mount_tree() path.
 
 19/12/2017 autofs-5.1.4
 - fix spec file url.
diff --git a/daemon/direct.c b/daemon/direct.c
index c494872..410ea98 100644
--- a/daemon/direct.c
+++ b/daemon/direct.c
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int do_mount_autofs_direct(struct autofs_point *ap,
 			return 0;
 		}
 
-		ret = unlink_mount_tree(ap, ap->path);
+		ret = unlink_mount_tree(ap, me->key);
 		if (!ret) {
 			error(ap->logopt,
 			     "already mounted as other than autofs "