diff --git a/src/browser.c b/src/browser.c
index 9bcecfa..6222945 100644
--- a/src/browser.c
+++ b/src/browser.c
@@ -275,6 +275,13 @@ char *do_browser(char *path)
 		continue;
 	    }
 #endif
+
+	    /* For upcoming strcmp(), remove slash at the end of the
+	     * newpath, as filelist[selected] would never have it. */
+	    int newpath_len = strlen(newpath);
+	    if (newpath_len > 1 && newpath[newpath_len - 1] == '/')
+		newpath[newpath_len - 1] = '\0';
+
 	    /* In case the specified directory cannot be entered, select it
 	     * (if it is in the current list) so it will be highlighted. */
 	    for (i = 0; i < filelist_len; i++)