diff --git a/dlls/comdlg32/filedlg.c b/dlls/comdlg32/filedlg.c
index e8e82f2c0c1..ca058f24102 100644
--- a/dlls/comdlg32/filedlg.c
+++ b/dlls/comdlg32/filedlg.c
@@ -1958,7 +1958,8 @@ BOOL FILEDLG95_OnOpen(HWND hwnd)
       }
       else if (!(fodInfos->ofnInfos->Flags & OFN_NOVALIDATE))
       {
-	if(*lpszTemp)	/* points to trailing null for last path element */
+	if(*lpszTemp ||	/* points to trailing null for last path element */
+           (lpwstrTemp[strlenW(lpwstrTemp)-1] == '\\')) /* or if last element ends in '\' */
         {
 	  if(fodInfos->ofnInfos->Flags & OFN_PATHMUSTEXIST)
 	  {