diff --git a/kcms/baloo/folderselectionwidget.cpp b/kcms/baloo/folderselectionwidget.cpp
--- a/kcms/baloo/folderselectionwidget.cpp
+++ b/kcms/baloo/folderselectionwidget.cpp
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
                 url = existingUrl;
                 deleteList << item;
 
-                QString name = QUrl::fromLocalFile(url).fileName();
+                QString name = QUrl::fromLocalFile(url).adjusted(QUrl::StripTrailingSlash).fileName();
                 showMessage(i18n("Folder's parent %1 is already excluded").arg(name));
             }
         }