diff --git a/lib/private/files/view.php b/lib/private/files/view.php
index 04932d6938..1639f765f6 100644
--- a/lib/private/files/view.php
+++ b/lib/private/files/view.php
@@ -1941,7 +1941,7 @@ class View {
 		$pathSegments = explode('/', $path);
 		if (isset($pathSegments[2])) {
 			// E.g.: /username/files/path-to-file
-			return $pathSegments[2] === 'files';
+			return ($pathSegments[2] === 'files') && (count($pathSegments) > 3);
 		}
 
 		return true;