diff --git a/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/fs.cpp b/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/fs.cpp
index 352ba642c..ab6e30d5e 100644
--- a/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/fs.cpp
+++ b/lib/libimhex/source/helpers/fs.cpp
@@ -266,12 +266,13 @@ namespace hex::fs {
 
     std::fs::path toShortPath(const std::fs::path &path) {
         #if defined(OS_WINDOWS)
-            size_t size = GetShortPathNameW(path.c_str(), nullptr, 0) * sizeof(TCHAR);
+            size_t size = GetShortPathNameW(path.c_str(), nullptr, 0);
             if (size == 0)
                 return path;
 
             std::wstring newPath(size, 0x00);
             GetShortPathNameW(path.c_str(), newPath.data(), newPath.size());
+            newPath.pop_back();
 
             return newPath;
         #else