diff --git a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
index 53982b37b9f..ff7c33de063 100644
--- a/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
+++ b/editor/filesystem_dock.cpp
@@ -2776,7 +2776,7 @@ void FileSystemDock::focus_on_filter() {
 }
 
 void FileSystemDock::create_directory(const String &p_path, const String &p_base_dir) {
-	Error err = EditorFileSystem::get_singleton()->make_dir_recursive(p_path, p_base_dir);
+	Error err = EditorFileSystem::get_singleton()->make_dir_recursive(p_path.trim_prefix(p_base_dir), p_base_dir);
 	if (err != OK) {
 		EditorNode::get_singleton()->show_warning(vformat(TTR("Could not create folder: %s"), error_names[err]));
 	}