diff --git a/src/uu/pathchk/src/pathchk.rs b/src/uu/pathchk/src/pathchk.rs
index c46ed39ae..e73ac2d7c 100644
--- a/src/uu/pathchk/src/pathchk.rs
+++ b/src/uu/pathchk/src/pathchk.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 
 // spell-checker:ignore (ToDO) lstat
 use clap::{Arg, ArgAction, Command};
+use std::ffi::OsString;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::{ErrorKind, Write};
 use uucore::LocalizedCommand;
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     };
 
     // take necessary actions
-    let paths = matches.get_many::<String>(options::PATH);
+    let paths = matches.get_many::<OsString>(options::PATH);
     if paths.is_none() {
         return Err(UUsageError::new(
             1,
@@ -65,8 +66,9 @@ pub fn uumain(args: impl uucore::Args) -> UResult<()> {
     // FIXME: TCS, seems inefficient and overly verbose (?)
     let mut res = true;
     for p in paths.unwrap() {
+        let path_str = p.to_string_lossy();
         let mut path = Vec::new();
-        for path_segment in p.split('/') {
+        for path_segment in path_str.split('/') {
             path.push(path_segment.to_string());
         }
         res &= check_path(&mode, &path);
@@ -108,7 +110,8 @@ pub fn uu_app() -> Command {
             Arg::new(options::PATH)
                 .hide(true)
                 .action(ArgAction::Append)
-                .value_hint(clap::ValueHint::AnyPath),
+                .value_hint(clap::ValueHint::AnyPath)
+                .value_parser(clap::value_parser!(OsString)),
         )
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_pathchk.rs b/tests/by-util/test_pathchk.rs
index 064f0aa27..d0197d9bf 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_pathchk.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_pathchk.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 //
 // For the full copyright and license information, please view the LICENSE
 // file that was distributed with this source code.
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStringExt;
 use uutests::new_ucmd;
 
 #[test]
@@ -164,3 +166,17 @@ fn test_posix_all() {
     // fail on empty path
     new_ucmd!().args(&["-p", "-P", ""]).fails().no_stdout();
 }
+
+#[test]
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+fn test_pathchk_non_utf8_paths() {
+    use uutests::at_and_ucmd;
+
+    let (at, mut ucmd) = at_and_ucmd!();
+    let filename = std::ffi::OsString::from_vec(vec![0xFF, 0xFE]);
+
+    // Create the file so pathchk can check it exists
+    std::fs::write(at.plus(&filename), b"test").unwrap();
+
+    ucmd.arg(&filename).succeeds();
+}