diff --git a/bch_bindgen/src/lib.rs b/bch_bindgen/src/lib.rs
index ea49e60b..d903735e 100644
--- a/bch_bindgen/src/lib.rs
+++ b/bch_bindgen/src/lib.rs
@@ -70,6 +70,11 @@ impl fmt::Display for c::btree_id {
 
 use std::str::FromStr;
 use std::ffi::CString;
+use std::{path::Path,os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt};
+
+pub fn path_to_cstr<P: AsRef<Path>>(p: P) -> CString {
+    CString::new(p.as_ref().as_os_str().as_bytes()).unwrap()
+}
 
 use std::error::Error;
 
diff --git a/bch_bindgen/src/sb_io.rs b/bch_bindgen/src/sb_io.rs
index 172584d7..44278f85 100644
--- a/bch_bindgen/src/sb_io.rs
+++ b/bch_bindgen/src/sb_io.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 use anyhow::anyhow;
+use crate::path_to_cstr;
 use crate::bcachefs;
 use crate::bcachefs::*;
 use crate::errcode::bch_errcode;
@@ -7,13 +8,10 @@ pub fn read_super_opts(
     path: &std::path::Path,
     mut opts: bch_opts,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<bch_sb_handle> {
-    use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
-    let path = std::ffi::CString::new(path.as_os_str().as_bytes()).unwrap();
-
+    let path = path_to_cstr(path);
     let mut sb = std::mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed();
 
-    let ret =
-        unsafe { crate::bcachefs::bch2_read_super(path.as_ptr(), &mut opts, sb.as_mut_ptr()) };
+    let ret = unsafe { crate::bcachefs::bch2_read_super(path.as_ptr(), &mut opts, sb.as_mut_ptr()) };
 
     if ret != 0 {
         let err: bch_errcode = unsafe { ::std::mem::transmute(ret) };
@@ -32,13 +30,10 @@ pub fn read_super_silent(
     path: &std::path::Path,
     mut opts: bch_opts,
 ) -> anyhow::Result<bch_sb_handle> {
-    use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
-    let path = std::ffi::CString::new(path.as_os_str().as_bytes()).unwrap();
-
+    let path = path_to_cstr(path);
     let mut sb = std::mem::MaybeUninit::zeroed();
 
-    let ret =
-        unsafe { crate::bcachefs::bch2_read_super_silent(path.as_ptr(), &mut opts, sb.as_mut_ptr()) };
+    let ret = unsafe { crate::bcachefs::bch2_read_super_silent(path.as_ptr(), &mut opts, sb.as_mut_ptr()) };
 
     if ret != 0 {
         let err: bch_errcode = unsafe { ::std::mem::transmute(ret) };
diff --git a/src/commands/cmd_mount.rs b/src/commands/cmd_mount.rs
index 63998456..4f9cc9fa 100644
--- a/src/commands/cmd_mount.rs
+++ b/src/commands/cmd_mount.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-use bch_bindgen::{bcachefs, bcachefs::bch_sb_handle, opt_set};
+use bch_bindgen::{path_to_cstr, bcachefs, bcachefs::bch_sb_handle, opt_set};
 use log::{info, debug, error, LevelFilter};
 use clap::Parser;
 use uuid::Uuid;
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@ use std::path::PathBuf;
 use crate::key;
 use crate::key::UnlockPolicy;
 use std::ffi::{CString, c_char, c_void};
-use std::os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt;
 
 fn mount_inner(
     src: String,
@@ -19,7 +18,7 @@ fn mount_inner(
 
     // bind the CStrings to keep them alive
     let src = CString::new(src)?;
-    let target = CString::new(target.as_ref().as_os_str().as_bytes())?;
+    let target = path_to_cstr(target);
     let data = data.map(CString::new).transpose()?;
     let fstype = CString::new(fstype)?;
 
diff --git a/src/wrappers/handle.rs b/src/wrappers/handle.rs
index 60bdedb7..50023745 100644
--- a/src/wrappers/handle.rs
+++ b/src/wrappers/handle.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-use std::{path::Path, os::unix::ffi::OsStrExt, ffi::CString};
+use std::path::Path;
 
 use bch_bindgen::c::{bchfs_handle, BCH_IOCTL_SUBVOLUME_CREATE, BCH_IOCTL_SUBVOLUME_DESTROY, bch_ioctl_subvolume, bcache_fs_open, BCH_SUBVOL_SNAPSHOT_CREATE, bcache_fs_close};
+use bch_bindgen::path_to_cstr;
 use errno::Errno;
 
 /// A handle to a bcachefs filesystem
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ impl BcachefsHandle {
     /// Opens a bcachefs filesystem and returns its handle
     /// TODO(raitobezarius): how can this not be faillible?
     pub(crate) unsafe fn open<P: AsRef<Path>>(path: P) -> Self {
-        let path = CString::new(path.as_ref().as_os_str().as_bytes()).expect("Failed to cast path into a C-style string");
+        let path = path_to_cstr(path);
         Self {
             inner: bcache_fs_open(path.as_ptr())
         }
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ impl BcachefsHandle {
     /// Create a subvolume for this bcachefs filesystem
     /// at the given path
     pub fn create_subvolume<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, dst: P) -> Result<(), Errno> {
-        let dst = CString::new(dst.as_ref().as_os_str().as_bytes()).expect("Failed to cast destination path for subvolume in a C-style string");
+        let dst = path_to_cstr(dst);
         self.ioctl(BcachefsIoctl::SubvolumeCreate, &BcachefsIoctlPayload::Subvolume(bch_ioctl_subvolume {
             dirfd: libc::AT_FDCWD as u32,
             mode: 0o777,
@@ -71,7 +72,7 @@ impl BcachefsHandle {
     /// Delete the subvolume at the given path
     /// for this bcachefs filesystem
     pub fn delete_subvolume<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, dst: P) -> Result<(), Errno> {
-        let dst = CString::new(dst.as_ref().as_os_str().as_bytes()).expect("Failed to cast destination path for subvolume in a C-style string");
+        let dst = path_to_cstr(dst);
         self.ioctl(BcachefsIoctl::SubvolumeDestroy, &BcachefsIoctlPayload::Subvolume(bch_ioctl_subvolume {
             dirfd: libc::AT_FDCWD as u32,
             mode: 0o777,
@@ -83,8 +84,8 @@ impl BcachefsHandle {
     /// Snapshot a subvolume for this bcachefs filesystem
     /// at the given path
     pub fn snapshot_subvolume<P: AsRef<Path>>(&self, extra_flags: u32, src: Option<P>, dst: P) -> Result<(), Errno> {
-        let src = src.map(|src| CString::new(src.as_ref().as_os_str().as_bytes()).expect("Failed to cast source path for subvolume in a C-style string"));
-        let dst = CString::new(dst.as_ref().as_os_str().as_bytes()).expect("Failed to cast destination path for subvolume in a C-style string");
+        let src = src.map(|src| path_to_cstr(src));
+        let dst = path_to_cstr(dst);
 
         let res = self.ioctl(BcachefsIoctl::SubvolumeCreate, &BcachefsIoctlPayload::Subvolume(bch_ioctl_subvolume {
             flags: BCH_SUBVOL_SNAPSHOT_CREATE | extra_flags,