diff --git a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt
index 8da181faf..08ad5f80e 100644
--- a/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt
+++ b/app/src/main/kotlin/com/simplemobiletools/gallery/pro/extensions/Context.kt
@@ -887,7 +887,7 @@ fun Context.getDirectorySortingValue(media: ArrayList<Medium>, path: String, nam
     val sorting = config.directorySorting
     val sorted = when {
         sorting and SORT_BY_NAME != 0 -> return name
-        sorting and SORT_BY_PATH != 0 -> return path
+        sorting and SORT_BY_PATH != 0 -> return path.getParentPath()
         sorting and SORT_BY_SIZE != 0 -> return size.toString()
         sorting and SORT_BY_DATE_MODIFIED != 0 -> media.sortedBy { it.modified }
         sorting and SORT_BY_DATE_TAKEN != 0 -> media.sortedBy { it.taken }