diff --git a/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapIncomingServer.cpp b/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapIncomingServer.cpp
index f61120a637b..41e0cbce885 100644
--- a/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapIncomingServer.cpp
+++ b/mailnews/imap/src/nsImapIncomingServer.cpp
@@ -922,7 +922,7 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsImapIncomingServer::PossibleImapMailbox(const char *folderPath,
         explicitlyVerify = !(boxFlags & kNameSpace);
     }
 
-    nsCAutoString folderName(dupFolderPat);
+    nsCAutoString folderName(dupFolderPath);
         
     nsCAutoString uri;
 	nsXPIDLCString serverUri;