diff --git a/src/core/kernel/directory_operations.cpp b/src/core/kernel/directory_operations.cpp
index 6d4ac963..bf1241f1 100644
--- a/src/core/kernel/directory_operations.cpp
+++ b/src/core/kernel/directory_operations.cpp
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ Filename83 convertTo83(const std::string& path) {
 		}
 
 		// We already have capped the amount of characters, thus our filename is too big
-		if (validCharacterCount == filename.size()) {
+		if (validCharacterCount == 8) {
 			filenameTooBig = true;
 			break;
 		}