diff --git a/action.go b/action.go
index 8610ed825..a7c801df6 100644
--- a/action.go
+++ b/action.go
@@ -132,11 +132,7 @@ func (a Action) StyleF(f func(s string, sc style.Context) string) Action {
 	return ActionCallback(func(c Context) Action {
 		invoked := a.Invoke(c)
 		for index, v := range invoked.rawValues {
-			path, err := c.Abs(v.Value)
-			if err != nil {
-				return ActionMessage(err.Error())
-			}
-			invoked.rawValues[index].Style = f(path, c)
+			invoked.rawValues[index].Style = f(v.Value, c)
 		}
 		return invoked.ToA()
 	})
diff --git a/pkg/style/path.go b/pkg/style/path.go
index e9eb52425..7b22bf861 100644
--- a/pkg/style/path.go
+++ b/pkg/style/path.go
@@ -15,6 +15,9 @@ type Context interface {
 //
 //	/tmp/locally/reachable/file.txt
 func ForPath(path string, sc Context) string {
+	if abs, err := sc.Abs(path); err == nil {
+		path = abs
+	}
 	return fromSGR(lscolors.GetColorist(sc.Getenv("LS_COLORS")).GetStyle(path))
 }