diff --git a/usr.sbin/mixer/mixer.c b/usr.sbin/mixer/mixer.c
--- a/usr.sbin/mixer/mixer.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/mixer/mixer.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
 		if ((n = mixer_get_nmixers()) < 0)
 			errx(1, "no mixers present in the system");
 		for (i = 0; i < n; i++) {
-			(void)snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "/dev/mixer%d", i);
+			(void)mixer_get_path(buf, sizeof(buf), i);
 			if ((m = mixer_open(buf)) == NULL)
 				continue;
 			initctls(m);