diff --git a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
index 607ced45739..4794d4d8a03 100644
--- a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
@@ -1859,7 +1859,7 @@ void FileSystemDock::_get_drag_target_folder(String &target, bool &target_favori
 		}
 
 		String ltarget = files->get_item_metadata(pos);
-		target = ltarget.ends_with("/") ? target : path;
+		target = ltarget.ends_with("/") ? ltarget : path;
 		return;
 	}