diff --git a/src/d_netfil.c b/src/d_netfil.c
index deb04fbe1..d25b6a278 100644
--- a/src/d_netfil.c
+++ b/src/d_netfil.c
@@ -752,9 +752,12 @@ void Got_Filetxpak(void)
 {
 	INT32 filenum = netbuffer->u.filetxpak.fileid;
 	fileneeded_t *file = &fileneeded[filenum];
-	char *filename = file->filename;
+	char *filename;
 	static INT32 filetime = 0;
 
+	filename = va("%s", file->filename);
+	nameonly(filename);
+
 	if (!(strcmp(filename, "srb2.srb")
 		&& strcmp(filename, "srb2.wad")
 		&& strcmp(filename, "zones.dta")
@@ -765,6 +768,8 @@ void Got_Filetxpak(void)
 		))
 		I_Error("Tried to download \"%s\"", filename);
 
+	filename = file->filename;
+
 	if (filenum >= fileneedednum)
 	{
 		DEBFILE(va("fileframent not needed %d>%d\n", filenum, fileneedednum));