diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_preferences.h b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_preferences.h
index d04b353eb73..85611d7431a 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_preferences.h
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/BKE_preferences.h
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ bUserExtensionRepo *BKE_preferences_extension_repo_find_by_remote_url_prefix(
  */
 int BKE_preferences_extension_repo_remote_scheme_end(const char *url);
 /**
- * Set a name based on a URL, e.g. `https://www.example.com/path` -> `www.example.com`.
+ * Set a name based on a URL, e.g. `https://www.example.com/path` -> `example.com`.
  */
 void BKE_preferences_extension_remote_to_name(const char *remote_url, char name[64]);
 
diff --git a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/preferences.cc b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/preferences.cc
index 2b74dfdbe8d..08f89b55962 100644
--- a/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/preferences.cc
+++ b/source/blender/blenkernel/intern/preferences.cc
@@ -467,8 +467,8 @@ void BKE_preferences_extension_remote_to_name(const char *remote_url,
     /* Skip the `://`. */
     remote_url += (offset + 3);
 
-    if (is_win32) {
-      if (is_file) {
+    if (is_file) {
+      if (is_win32) {
         /* Skip the slash prefix for: `/C:/`,
          * not *required* but seems like a bug if it's not done. */
         if (remote_url[0] == '/' && isalpha(remote_url[1]) && (remote_url[2] == ':')) {
@@ -476,6 +476,12 @@ void BKE_preferences_extension_remote_to_name(const char *remote_url,
         }
       }
     }
+    else {
+      /* Skip the `www` as it's not useful information. */
+      if (BLI_str_startswith(remote_url, "www.")) {
+        remote_url += 4;
+      }
+    }
   }
   if (UNLIKELY(remote_url[0] == '\0')) {
     return;