diff --git a/jax/_src/api_util.py b/jax/_src/api_util.py
index 1fd371034a09..65a284477436 100644
--- a/jax/_src/api_util.py
+++ b/jax/_src/api_util.py
@@ -590,19 +590,19 @@ def debug_info(
     *,
     static_argnums: Sequence[int] = (),
     static_argnames: Sequence[str] = (),
-    result_paths_thunk: Callable[[], tuple[str, ...]] | None = None,
+    result_paths: tuple[str, ...] | Callable[[], tuple[str, ...]] | None = None,
     # TODO(necula): check if we really need this, e.g., to speed up tracing?
     sourceinfo: str | None = None,
     signature: inspect.Signature | None = None,
 ) -> core.DebugInfo:
   """Constructd core.DebugInfo for a function given example args and kwargs.
 
+  See docstring for linear_util.DebugInfo.
+
   `args` and `kwargs` are example positional and keyword arguments, users with
   `inspect.Signature` to get the names of argments. The arguments that are
   considered static for tracing purposes should be included, and designated
   using `static_argnums` and `static_argnames`.
-
-  See docstring for linear_util.DebugInfo.
   """
   if sourceinfo is None:
     sourceinfo = fun_sourceinfo(fun)
@@ -610,7 +610,7 @@ def debug_info(
     signature = fun_signature(fun)
   arg_names = _non_static_arg_names(signature, args, kwargs, static_argnums,
                                     static_argnames)
-  return core.DebugInfo(traced_for, sourceinfo, arg_names, result_paths_thunk)
+  return core.DebugInfo(traced_for, sourceinfo, arg_names, result_paths)
 
 
 def fun_signature(fun: Callable) -> inspect.Signature | None:
diff --git a/jax/_src/interpreters/ad.py b/jax/_src/interpreters/ad.py
index 37ad40d22a3d..b19ecba69d1b 100644
--- a/jax/_src/interpreters/ad.py
+++ b/jax/_src/interpreters/ad.py
@@ -761,7 +761,10 @@ def fallback_linearize_rule(_prim: core.Primitive,
   if not jvp:
     msg = f"Differentiation rule for '{_prim}' not implemented"
     raise NotImplementedError(msg)
-  debug_jvp = debug_info("linearize_prim_jvp", jvp, primals, params)
+  # TODO(necula): this is needed when JAX_USE_DIRECT_LINEARIZE=1; figure out
+  # how to set the result_paths.
+  debug_jvp = debug_info("linearize_prim_jvp", jvp, primals, params,
+                         result_paths=("",))
   return linearize_from_jvp(jvp, _prim.multiple_results, _nonzeros, False, False,
                             debug_jvp, primals, params)
 
@@ -855,7 +858,7 @@ def to_concrete_value(self):
 
 primitive_jvps : dict[core.Primitive, Callable] = {}
 primitive_transposes: dict[core.Primitive, Callable] = {}
-primitive_linearizations : dict[core.Primitive, Callable]  = {}
+primitive_linearizations : dict[core.Primitive, Callable] = {}
 
 def deflinear(primitive, transpose_rule):
   primitive_jvps[primitive] = partial(linear_jvp, primitive)