diff --git a/src/file/filtereddiriterator.cpp b/src/file/filtereddiriterator.cpp
--- a/src/file/filtereddiriterator.cpp
+++ b/src/file/filtereddiriterator.cpp
@@ -24,6 +24,15 @@
 
 using namespace Baloo;
 
+QString skipTrailingSlash(const QString& folder)
+{
+    QString result = folder;
+    while (result.endsWith('/')) {
+        result.chop(1);
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
 FilteredDirIterator::FilteredDirIterator(const FileIndexerConfig* config, const QString& folder, Filter filter)
     : m_config(config)
     , m_currentIter(nullptr)
@@ -37,7 +46,7 @@
     }
 
     if (!m_config || m_config->shouldFolderBeIndexed(folder)) {
-        m_currentIter = new QDirIterator(folder, m_filters);
+        m_currentIter = new QDirIterator(skipTrailingSlash(folder), m_filters);
         m_firstItem = true;
     }
 }