diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt.erl
index 82a8b94f8..dfe1ff310 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt.erl
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ log_path() ->
         undefined ->
             <<"log.file_handler.default.enable is false, not logging to file.">>;
         Path ->
-            filename:join(RootDir, Path)
+            iolist_to_binary(filename:join(RootDir, Path))
     end.
 
 get_log_path([#{config := #{file := Path}} | _LoggerConfigs]) ->