diff --git a/src/csync/csync_exclude.cpp b/src/csync/csync_exclude.cpp
index 91f0e912c15ef..168e3ca549d24 100644
--- a/src/csync/csync_exclude.cpp
+++ b/src/csync/csync_exclude.cpp
@@ -453,7 +453,7 @@ CSYNC_EXCLUDE_TYPE ExcludedFiles::traversalPatternMatch(const QString &path, Ite
     QStringView bnameStr(path);
     int lastSlash = path.lastIndexOf(QLatin1Char('/'));
     if (lastSlash >= 0) {
-        bnameStr = path.mid(lastSlash + 1);
+        bnameStr = bnameStr.mid(lastSlash + 1);
     }
 
     QString basePath(_localPath + path);