diff --git a/src/editor/editdraw.c b/src/editor/editdraw.c
index 710b51010..0ef7d833e 100644
--- a/src/editor/editdraw.c
+++ b/src/editor/editdraw.c
@@ -210,7 +210,7 @@ edit_status_fullscreen (WEdit * edit, int color)
     status_len = (int) str_term_width1 (status);
 
     if (edit->filename_vpath != NULL)
-        fname = x_basename (vfs_path_get_last_path_str (edit->filename_vpath));
+        fname = vfs_path_get_last_path_str (edit->filename_vpath);
 
     fname_len = str_term_width1 (fname);
     if (fname_len < preferred_fname_len)
@@ -263,9 +263,7 @@ edit_status_window (WEdit * edit)
         const char *fname = N_("NoName");
 
         if (edit->filename_vpath != NULL)
-        {
-            fname = x_basename (vfs_path_as_str (edit->filename_vpath));
-        }
+            fname = vfs_path_get_last_path_str (edit->filename_vpath);
 #ifdef ENABLE_NLS
         else
             fname = _(fname);