diff --git a/gui/selectfilesdialog.cpp b/gui/selectfilesdialog.cpp
index 26ea6ed3d..033967c6a 100644
--- a/gui/selectfilesdialog.cpp
+++ b/gui/selectfilesdialog.cpp
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ public:
         f << "*.cpp";
         setNameFilters(f);
         setNameFilterDisables(false);
+        setRootPath("/");
     }
 
     Qt::ItemFlags flags(const QModelIndex& index) const {