diff --git a/dll/win32/shimgvw/shimgvw.c b/dll/win32/shimgvw/shimgvw.c
index 47a34662826..8fad7c1a7b6 100644
--- a/dll/win32/shimgvw/shimgvw.c
+++ b/dll/win32/shimgvw/shimgvw.c
@@ -524,9 +524,10 @@ pLoadImageFromNode(SHIMGVW_FILENODE *node, HWND hwnd)
     pLoadImage(node->FileName);
 
     LoadStringW(hInstance, IDS_APPTITLE, szResStr, _countof(szResStr));
-    if (image != NULL)
+
+    pchFileTitle = PathFindFileNameW(node->FileName);
+    if (pchFileTitle && *pchFileTitle) 
     {
-        pchFileTitle = PathFindFileNameW(node->FileName);
         StringCbPrintfW(szTitleBuf, sizeof(szTitleBuf),
                         L"%ls%ls%ls", szResStr, L" - ", pchFileTitle);
         SetWindowTextW(hwnd, szTitleBuf);