diff --git a/menu/drivers/xmb.c b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
index 1043d4cdfe..b990d47b70 100644
--- a/menu/drivers/xmb.c
+++ b/menu/drivers/xmb.c
@@ -892,7 +892,7 @@ static void xmb_update_thumbnail_path(void *data, unsigned i)
    while ((scrub_char_pointer = strchr (tmp, '*')) != NULL) {
       *scrub_char_pointer = '_';
    }
-   while ((scrub_char_pointer = strchr (tmp, '_')) != NULL) {
+   while ((scrub_char_pointer = strchr (tmp, '|')) != NULL) {
       *scrub_char_pointer = '_';
    }