diff --git a/src/browser.c b/src/browser.c
index fb8f838c..96d43cc5 100644
--- a/src/browser.c
+++ b/src/browser.c
@@ -261,8 +261,6 @@ void findfile(const char *needle, bool forwards)
 {
 	size_t looking_at = selected;
 		/* The location in the file list of the filename we're looking at. */
-	const char *thename;
-		/* The plain filename, without the path. */
 
 	/* Step through each filename in the list until a match is found or
 	 * we've come back to the point where we started. */
@@ -279,12 +277,9 @@ void findfile(const char *needle, bool forwards)
 			}
 		}
 
-		/* Get the bare filename, without the path. */
-		thename = tail(filelist[looking_at]);
-
 		/* If the needle matches, we're done.  And if we're back at the file
 		 * where we started, it is the only occurrence. */
-		if (mbstrcasestr(thename, needle)) {
+		if (mbstrcasestr(tail(filelist[looking_at]), needle)) {
 			if (looking_at == selected)
 				statusbar(_("This is the only occurrence"));
 			break;