diff --git a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/UserControls/SidebarViewModel.cs b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/UserControls/SidebarViewModel.cs
index 806a8fe06d7c..92c16d406cbf 100644
--- a/src/Files.App/ViewModels/UserControls/SidebarViewModel.cs
+++ b/src/Files.App/ViewModels/UserControls/SidebarViewModel.cs
@@ -113,8 +113,7 @@ public void UpdateSidebarSelectedItemFromArgs(string? arg)
 			}
 
 			item = filteredItems.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Path.Equals(value, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
-			item ??= filteredItems.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Path.Equals(value + "\\", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
-			item ??= filteredItems.Where(x => value.StartsWith(x.Path, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).MaxBy(x => x.Path.Length);
+			item ??= filteredItems.Where(x => value.StartsWith(x.Path + "\\", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)).MaxBy(x => x.Path.Length);
 			item ??= filteredItems.FirstOrDefault(x => x.Path.Equals(Path.GetPathRoot(value), StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase));
 
 			if (item is null && value == "Home")