diff --git a/commands/cli/parse.go b/commands/cli/parse.go
index 58e0985efcb17020f00edaa8a7bf20d26f4e6178..929701f5688125f52a7f9343599b9a041de13a84 100644
--- a/commands/cli/parse.go
+++ b/commands/cli/parse.go
@@ -17,11 +17,6 @@ import (
 
 var log = logging.Logger("commands/cli")
 
-// stdinSpecialName is a name applied to the 'stdin' file so we can differentiate
-// it from potential 'real' files being passed in. The '*' character is invalid in
-// path names and won't appear otherwise.
-const stdinSpecialName = "*stdin*"
-
 // Parse parses the input commandline string (cmd, flags, and args).
 // returns the corresponding command Request object.
 func Parse(input []string, stdin *os.File, root *cmds.Command) (cmds.Request, *cmds.Command, []string, error) {
@@ -312,7 +307,7 @@ func parseArgs(inputs []string, stdin *os.File, argDefs []cmds.Argument, recursi
 			} else {
 				if stdin != nil && argDef.SupportsStdin && !fillingVariadic {
 					if err := printReadInfo(stdin, msgStdinInfo); err == nil {
-						fileArgs[stdin.Name()] = files.NewReaderFile(stdinSpecialName, "", stdin, nil)
+						fileArgs[stdin.Name()] = files.NewReaderFile("stdin", "", stdin, nil)
 						stdin = nil
 					}
 				}