diff --git a/lib/nerdtree/path.vim b/lib/nerdtree/path.vim
index 26db4a3..6f48a18 100644
--- a/lib/nerdtree/path.vim
+++ b/lib/nerdtree/path.vim
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ function! s:Path.readInfoFromDisk(fullpath)
         throw "NERDTree.InvalidFiletypeError: Cant handle FIFO files: " . a:fullpath
     endif
 
-    let self.pathSegments = split(fullpath, '/')
+    let self.pathSegments = filter(split(fullpath, '/'), '!empty(v:val)')
 
     let self.isReadOnly = 0
     if isdirectory(a:fullpath)