diff --git a/src/QmlControls/QGCFileDialog.qml b/src/QmlControls/QGCFileDialog.qml
index 21932d7c07d4a47d46d086be53d26c2c139cf98e..aba634bb40163ad955b6a0d1a8f44da84460f276 100644
--- a/src/QmlControls/QGCFileDialog.qml
+++ b/src/QmlControls/QGCFileDialog.qml
@@ -38,7 +38,9 @@ Item {
     onFolderChanged:            _updateMobileShortPath()
 
     function _updateMobileShortPath() {
-        _mobileShortPath = controller.fullFolderPathToShortMobilePath(folder);
+        if (ScreenTools.isMobile) {
+            _mobileShortPath = controller.fullFolderPathToShortMobilePath(folder);
+        }
     }
 
     function setupFileExtensions() {