diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesDialog.cpp b/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesDialog.cpp
index 3ff5a22e04d..f4aa7f9f047 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesDialog.cpp
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesDialog.cpp
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ PropertiesDialog::PropertiesDialog(GUI::FileSystemModel& model, String path, boo
 
     m_name = lexical_path.basename();
     m_path = lexical_path.string();
+    m_parent_path = lexical_path.dirname();
 
     m_name_box = file_container.add<GUI::TextBox>();
     m_name_box->set_size_policy(GUI::SizePolicy::Fill, GUI::SizePolicy::Fixed);
@@ -188,7 +189,7 @@ void PropertiesDialog::permission_changed(mode_t mask, bool set)
 
 String PropertiesDialog::make_full_path(String name)
 {
-    return String::format("%s/%s", m_model.root_path().characters(), name.characters());
+    return String::format("%s/%s", m_parent_path.characters(), name.characters());
 }
 
 bool PropertiesDialog::apply_changes()
diff --git a/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesDialog.h b/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesDialog.h
index 89e84196ef7..424dba58a89 100644
--- a/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesDialog.h
+++ b/Applications/FileManager/PropertiesDialog.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ private:
     RefPtr<GUI::TextBox> m_name_box;
     RefPtr<GUI::ImageWidget> m_icon;
     String m_name;
+    String m_parent_path;
     String m_path;
     mode_t m_mode;
     mode_t m_old_mode;