diff -r fcdab7bf732b -r 35070850561e tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
--- a/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
+++ b/tools/libxl/xl_cmdimpl.c
@@ -5323,7 +5323,7 @@ int main_tmem_freeable(int argc, char **
 
 int main_cpupoolcreate(int argc, char **argv)
 {
-    const const char *filename = NULL;
+    const char *filename = NULL;
     const char *p;
     char extra_config[1024];
     int dryrun = 0;
@@ -5430,7 +5430,7 @@ int main_cpupoolcreate(int argc, char **
     if (!xlu_cfg_get_string (config, "name", &buf))
         name = strdup(buf);
     else
-        name = basename(filename);
+        name = strrchr(filename, '/');
     if (!libxl_name_to_cpupoolid(&ctx, name, &poolid)) {
         fprintf(stderr, "Pool name \"%s\" already exists\n", name);
         return -ERROR_FAIL;