diff --git a/apps/files/ajax/delete.php b/apps/files/ajax/delete.php
index f6aa4f0c90..9f8621f604 100644
--- a/apps/files/ajax/delete.php
+++ b/apps/files/ajax/delete.php
@@ -7,10 +7,11 @@ OCP\JSON::callCheck();
 
 // Get data
 $dir = stripslashes($_POST["dir"]);
-$files = isset($_POST["file"]) ? $_POST["file"] : $_POST["files"];
 $allFiles = isset($_POST["allfiles"]) ? $_POST["allfiles"] : false;
 if ($allFiles === 'true') {
 	$allFiles = true;
+} else {
+	$files = isset($_POST["file"]) ? $_POST["file"] : $_POST["files"];
 }
 
 // delete all files in dir ?