diff --git a/common/thorhelper/roxiehelper.cpp b/common/thorhelper/roxiehelper.cpp
index d2425799277..5ccf4c06c82 100644
--- a/common/thorhelper/roxiehelper.cpp
+++ b/common/thorhelper/roxiehelper.cpp
@@ -2766,7 +2766,7 @@ StringBuffer & expandLogicalFilename(StringBuffer & logicalName, const char * fn
         CDfsLogicalFileName dlfn;
         dlfn.setAllowWild(true);
         dlfn.setAllowTrailingEmptyScope(true);
-        dlfn.set(fname+1);
+        dlfn.set(fname+1, false, true);
         logicalName.append(dlfn.get(ignoreForeignPrefix));
     }
     else if (resolveLocally)
@@ -2792,7 +2792,7 @@ StringBuffer & expandLogicalFilename(StringBuffer & logicalName, const char * fn
         CDfsLogicalFileName dlfn;
         dlfn.setAllowWild(true);
         dlfn.setAllowTrailingEmptyScope(true);
-        dlfn.set(lfn.str());
+        dlfn.set(lfn.str(), false, true);
         logicalName.append(dlfn.get());
     }
     return logicalName;
diff --git a/dali/base/dautils.cpp b/dali/base/dautils.cpp
index b69e5a1e917..622e28e3a92 100644
--- a/dali/base/dautils.cpp
+++ b/dali/base/dautils.cpp
@@ -873,7 +873,7 @@ bool CDfsLogicalFileName::normalizeExternal(const char * name, StringAttr &res,
     return true;
 }
 
-void CDfsLogicalFileName::set(const char *name, bool removeForeign)
+void CDfsLogicalFileName::set(const char *name, bool removeForeign, bool skipAddRootScopeIfNone)
 {
     clear();
     if (!name)
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ void CDfsLogicalFileName::set(const char *name, bool removeForeign)
         external = true;
     else
     {
-        normalizeName(name, lfn, false, true);
+        normalizeName(name, lfn, false, !skipAddRootScopeIfNone);
         if (removeForeign)
         {
             StringAttr _lfn = get(true);
diff --git a/dali/base/dautils.hpp b/dali/base/dautils.hpp
index a18c3542996..79d4cf599cb 100644
--- a/dali/base/dautils.hpp
+++ b/dali/base/dautils.hpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ class da_decl CDfsLogicalFileName
     ~CDfsLogicalFileName();
 
     CDfsLogicalFileName & operator = (CDfsLogicalFileName const &from);
-    void set(const char *lfn, bool removeForeign=false); // throws an exception on invalid filenames
+    void set(const char *lfn, bool removeForeign=false, bool skipAddRootScopeIfNone=false); // throws an exception on invalid filenames
     bool setValidate(const char *lfn, bool removeForeign=false); // returns false for invalid filenames
     void set(const CDfsLogicalFileName &lfn);
     void set(const char *scopes,const char *tail);