diff --git a/source/blender/editors/space_file/fsmenu_system.cc b/source/blender/editors/space_file/fsmenu_system.cc
index f11cffbab70..aef542f6404 100644
--- a/source/blender/editors/space_file/fsmenu_system.cc
+++ b/source/blender/editors/space_file/fsmenu_system.cc
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ void fsmenu_read_system(FSMenu *fsmenu, int read_bookmarks)
  * NOTE: of the preferences support as `//` prefix.
  * Skip them since they depend on the current loaded blend file. */
 #define FS_UDIR_PATH(dir, icon) \
-  if ((BLI_strnlen(dir, 3) > 2) && !BLI_path_is_rel(dir)) { \
+  if (dir[0] && !BLI_path_is_rel(dir)) { \
     fsmenu_insert_entry(fsmenu, FS_CATEGORY_OTHER, dir, nullptr, icon, FS_INSERT_LAST); \
   }