diff --git a/os2.c b/os2.c
index 821ebf2067..6aa5a61ca6 100644
--- a/os2.c
+++ b/os2.c
@@ -356,6 +356,8 @@ char *FiosBrowseTo(const FiosItem *item)
 
 		case FIOS_TYPE_DIRECT:
 			sprintf(path, "%s\\", item->name);
+			s = strrchr(path, '\\');
+			if (s[1] == '\0') s[0] = '\0'; // strip trailing slash
 			break;
 
 		case FIOS_TYPE_FILE:
diff --git a/unix.c b/unix.c
index c9dcee80bf..fd20e37150 100644
--- a/unix.c
+++ b/unix.c
@@ -312,7 +312,9 @@ char *FiosBrowseTo(const FiosItem *item)
 			break;
 
 		case FIOS_TYPE_DIRECT:
-			sprintf(path, "%s\\", item->name);
+			sprintf(path, "%s/", item->name);
+			s = strrchr(path, '/');
+			if (s[1] == '\0') s[0] = '\0'; // strip trailing slash
 			break;
 
 		case FIOS_TYPE_FILE:
diff --git a/win32.c b/win32.c
index 8ef1caa815..68ef277059 100644
--- a/win32.c
+++ b/win32.c
@@ -919,6 +919,9 @@ char *FiosBrowseTo(const FiosItem *item)
 
 		case FIOS_TYPE_DIRECT:
 			sprintf(path, "%s\\", item->name);
+			s = strrchr(path, '\\');
+			if (s[1] == '\0') s[0] = '\0'; // strip trailing slash
+
 			break;
 
 		case FIOS_TYPE_FILE: