diff --git a/dll/win32/browseui/shellbrowser.cpp b/dll/win32/browseui/shellbrowser.cpp
index 8ef99aae6f0..c559c2ed5fb 100644
--- a/dll/win32/browseui/shellbrowser.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/browseui/shellbrowser.cpp
@@ -974,6 +974,10 @@ HRESULT CShellBrowser::BrowseToPath(IShellFolder *newShellFolder,
         ZeroMemory(&shellViewWindowBounds, sizeof(shellViewWindowBounds));
     ::MapWindowPoints(0, m_hWnd, reinterpret_cast<POINT *>(&shellViewWindowBounds), 2);
 
+    // update current pidl
+    ILFree(fCurrentDirectoryPIDL);
+    fCurrentDirectoryPIDL = ILClone(absolutePIDL);
+
     // create view window
     hResult = newShellView->CreateViewWindow(saveCurrentShellView, folderSettings,
         this, &shellViewWindowBounds, &newShellViewWindow);
@@ -988,10 +992,6 @@ HRESULT CShellBrowser::BrowseToPath(IShellFolder *newShellFolder,
         return hResult;
     }
 
-    // update current pidl
-    ILFree(fCurrentDirectoryPIDL);
-    fCurrentDirectoryPIDL = ILClone(absolutePIDL);
-
     // update view window
     if (saveCurrentShellView != NULL)
         saveCurrentShellView->DestroyViewWindow();