diff --git a/engine/shared/library/sharedFile/src/shared/TreeFile.cpp b/engine/shared/library/sharedFile/src/shared/TreeFile.cpp
index 0c46332c..09acf384 100644
--- a/engine/shared/library/sharedFile/src/shared/TreeFile.cpp
+++ b/engine/shared/library/sharedFile/src/shared/TreeFile.cpp
@@ -875,6 +875,7 @@ bool TreeFile::stripTreeFileSearchPathFromFile(const char *inputPath, char *outp
 			{
 				// make sure the output buffer has enough room
 				int const pathLength = static_cast<int>(strlen(path));
+				int const outputLength = static_cast<int>(strlen(buffer)) - pathLength;
 				if (outputLength > outputPathBufferSize)
 					return false;