diff --git a/complete.c b/complete.c
index 15e545058..d3fa45299 100644
--- a/complete.c
+++ b/complete.c
@@ -895,6 +895,7 @@ static const wchar_t *complete_get_desc_suffix( const wchar_t *suff_orig )
 const wchar_t *complete_get_desc( const wchar_t *filename )
 {
 	struct stat buf;
+			
 	if( !get_desc_buff )
 	{
 		get_desc_buff = malloc(sizeof(string_buffer_t) );
@@ -971,21 +972,21 @@ const wchar_t *complete_get_desc( const wchar_t *filename )
 	if( wcslen((wchar_t *)get_desc_buff->buff) == 0 )
 	{
 		wchar_t *suffix = wcsrchr( filename, L'.' );
-		if( suffix != 0 )
+		if( suffix != 0 && !wcsrchr( suffix, L'/' ) )
 		{
-			if( !wcsrchr( suffix, L'/' ) )
-			{
-				sb_printf( get_desc_buff,
-						   L"%lc%ls",
-						   COMPLETE_SEP,
-						   complete_get_desc_suffix( suffix ) );			
-			}
+			sb_printf( get_desc_buff,
+					   L"%lc%ls",
+					   COMPLETE_SEP,
+					   complete_get_desc_suffix( suffix ) );			
 		}
 		else
+		{ 
 			sb_printf( get_desc_buff,
 					   L"%lc%ls", 
 					   COMPLETE_SEP, 
-					   COMPLETE_FILE_DESC );			
+					   COMPLETE_FILE_DESC );
+		}
+		
 	}
 
 	return (wchar_t *)get_desc_buff->buff;
diff --git a/wildcard.c b/wildcard.c
index 4a519e975..e76eeeebb 100644
--- a/wildcard.c
+++ b/wildcard.c
@@ -278,10 +278,15 @@ void get_desc( wchar_t *fn, string_buffer_t *sb, int is_cmd )
 	}
 						
 	desc = complete_get_desc( fn );
-	
+
+	if( wcschr( desc, COMPLETE_SEP )==0 )
+	{
+		sb_append( sb, COMPLETE_SEP_STR );
+	}
+		
 	if( sz >= 0 && S_ISDIR(buf.st_mode) )
 	{
-		sb_append2( sb, desc, (void *)0 );							
+		sb_append( sb, desc );
 	}
 	else
 	{