diff --git a/src/sim/syscall_emul.hh b/src/sim/syscall_emul.hh
index c23521aed9..97749f325d 100644
--- a/src/sim/syscall_emul.hh
+++ b/src/sim/syscall_emul.hh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2015, 2019-2021 Arm Limited
+ * Copyright (c) 2012-2013, 2015, 2019-2021, 2023 Arm Limited
  * Copyright (c) 2015 Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
  * All rights reserved
  *
@@ -866,7 +866,7 @@ openatFunc(SyscallDesc *desc, ThreadContext *tc,
     int sim_fd = -1;
     std::string used_path;
     std::vector<std::string> special_paths =
-            { "/proc/meminfo/", "/system/", "/platform/", "/etc/passwd",
+            { "/proc/meminfo", "/system/", "/platform/", "/etc/passwd",
               "/proc/self/maps", "/dev/urandom",
               "/sys/devices/system/cpu/online" };
     for (auto entry : special_paths) {