diff --git a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
index 76b8ded6f..f043df310 100644
--- a/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
+++ b/src/dolphinmainwindow.cpp
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ void DolphinMainWindow::slotStorageTearDownFromPlacesRequested(const QString &mo
         setViewsToHomeIfMountPathOpen(mountPath);
     });
 
-    if (m_terminalPanel && m_terminalPanel->currentWorkingDirectory().startsWith(mountPath)) {
+    if (m_terminalPanel && m_terminalPanel->currentWorkingDirectoryIsParentOf(mountPath)) {
         m_tearDownFromPlacesRequested = true;
         m_terminalPanel->goHome();
         // m_placesPanel->proceedWithTearDown() will be called in slotTerminalDirectoryChanged
@@ -1519,7 +1519,7 @@ void DolphinMainWindow::slotStorageTearDownExternallyRequested(const QString &mo
         setViewsToHomeIfMountPathOpen(mountPath);
     });
 
-    if (m_terminalPanel && m_terminalPanel->currentWorkingDirectory().startsWith(mountPath)) {
+    if (m_terminalPanel && m_terminalPanel->currentWorkingDirectoryIsParentOf(mountPath)) {
         m_tearDownFromPlacesRequested = false;
         m_terminalPanel->goHome();
     }
diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
index 53464e620..49eb42c1d 100644
--- a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
@@ -54,12 +54,12 @@ void TerminalPanel::goHome()
     sendCdToTerminal(QDir::homePath(), HistoryPolicy::SkipHistory);
 }
 
-QString TerminalPanel::currentWorkingDirectory()
+bool TerminalPanel::currentWorkingDirectoryIsParentOf(const QString &path) const
 {
     if (m_terminal) {
-        return m_terminal->currentWorkingDirectory();
+        return m_terminal->currentWorkingDirectory().startsWith(path);
     }
-    return QString();
+    return false;
 }
 
 void TerminalPanel::terminalExited()
diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h
index a1b7af03a..49fd1b70d 100644
--- a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.h
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ public:
      *        home when an unmounting request is received.
      */
     void goHome();
-    QString currentWorkingDirectory();
+    bool currentWorkingDirectoryIsParentOf(const QString &path) const;
     bool isHiddenInVisibleWindow() const;
     bool terminalHasFocus() const;
     bool hasProgramRunning() const;