diff --git a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua
index 38e12e804..f91e54da1 100644
--- a/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua
+++ b/frontend/apps/filemanager/filemanagerutil.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ function filemanagerutil.abbreviate(path)
     if not path then return "" end
     if G_reader_settings:nilOrTrue("shorten_home_dir") then
         local home_dir = G_reader_settings:readSetting("home_dir") or filemanagerutil.getDefaultDir()
-        if path == home_dir then
+        if path == home_dir or path == home_dir .. "/" then
             return _("Home")
         end
         local len = home_dir:len()