diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 10131c3632..f331abccdb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 - **json:** Serialize jsonpath return ([#5921](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5921))
 - **scoop-search:** Catch error of parsing invalid manifest ([#5930](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5930))
 - **autoupdate:** Copy `PSCustomObject`-type properties within `autoupdate` to prevent reference changes ([#5934](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5934))
+- **system:** Fix `$dir` parameter passing to `Split-PathLikeEnvVar` at `strip_path` with `-Pattern` switch ([#5936](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/issues/5936))
 
 ## [v0.4.1](https://github.com/ScoopInstaller/Scoop/compare/v0.4.0...v0.4.1) - 2024-04-25
 
diff --git a/lib/system.ps1 b/lib/system.ps1
index affe2c5450..f56ad169db 100644
--- a/lib/system.ps1
+++ b/lib/system.ps1
@@ -162,7 +162,10 @@ function env($name, $global, $val) {
 
 function strip_path($orig_path, $dir) {
     Show-DeprecatedWarning $MyInvocation 'Split-PathLikeEnvVar'
-    Split-PathLikeEnvVar -Name $dir -Path $orig_path
+    if ($dir -is [string]) {
+        $dir = @($dir)
+    }
+    Split-PathLikeEnvVar -Pattern $dir -Path $orig_path
 }
 
 function add_first_in_path($dir, $global) {