diff --git a/kerfuffle/addtoarchive.cpp b/kerfuffle/addtoarchive.cpp
--- a/kerfuffle/addtoarchive.cpp
+++ b/kerfuffle/addtoarchive.cpp
@@ -239,12 +239,18 @@
 
 QString AddToArchive::detectBaseName(const QStringList &paths) const
 {
-    QString base = QFileInfo(paths.first()).absoluteFilePath();
+    QFileInfo file = QFileInfo(paths.first());
+    QDir dir = file.dir();
+    QString base = dir.absolutePath() + QLatin1Char('/');
+
     if (paths.size() > 1) {
-        QDir dir = QFileInfo(paths.first()).dir();
         if (!dir.isRoot()) {
-            base = dir.absolutePath() + QLatin1Char('/') + dir.dirName();
+            //use directory name for the new archive
+            base += dir.dirName();
         }
+    } else {
+        // strip filename of its extension
+        base += file.baseName();
     }
 
     if (base.endsWith(QLatin1Char('/'))) {