diff --git a/beets/importer/tasks.py b/beets/importer/tasks.py
index af1e2a4f4..356e6b5fc 100644
--- a/beets/importer/tasks.py
+++ b/beets/importer/tasks.py
@@ -1109,7 +1109,8 @@ class ImportTaskFactory:
                 "-loglevel",
                 "fatal",
                 "-show_format",
-                path,
+                "--",
+                str(path),
             ],
             capture_output=True,
         )