diff --git a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
index 4521374e6f..058248a189 100644
--- a/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
+++ b/src/kitemviews/kfileitemmodel.cpp
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ QMimeData* KFileItemModel::createMimeData(const KItemSet& indexes) const
         const ItemData* parent = itemData->parent;
 
         while (parent && parent != lastAddedItem) {
-            itemData = itemData->parent;
+            parent = parent->parent;
         }
 
         if (parent && parent == lastAddedItem) {