diff --git a/backends/networking/sdl_net/handlerutils.cpp b/backends/networking/sdl_net/handlerutils.cpp
index 22bea0755a8..9478dadef3d 100644
--- a/backends/networking/sdl_net/handlerutils.cpp
+++ b/backends/networking/sdl_net/handlerutils.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,8 @@ bool HandlerUtils::hasPermittedPrefix(const Common::String &path) {
 #else
 	prefix = ConfMan.get("savepath");
 #endif
-	return (normalized.hasPrefix(normalizePath(prefix)));
+	return normalized.hasPrefix(normalizePath(prefix))
+	       || normalizePath(prefix).compareTo(normalized + "/") == 0;
 }
 
 bool HandlerUtils::permittedPath(const Common::String path) {