diff --git a/libs/folders/folders.go b/libs/folders/folders.go
index e27e315579..81bf7ed01d 100644
--- a/libs/folders/folders.go
+++ b/libs/folders/folders.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 // FindDirWithLeaf returns the first directory that holds `leaf`,
 // traversing up to the root of the filesystem, starting at `dir`.
 func FindDirWithLeaf(dir string, leaf string) (string, error) {
-	p, err := filepath.Abs(p)
+	dir, err := filepath.Abs(dir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return "", err
 	}