diff --git a/MdePkg/Include/Library/BaseLib.h b/MdePkg/Include/Library/BaseLib.h
index 6268e6fe46..b69c7038e4 100644
--- a/MdePkg/Include/Library/BaseLib.h
+++ b/MdePkg/Include/Library/BaseLib.h
@@ -1747,8 +1747,7 @@ BcdToDecimal8 (
 //
 
 /**
-  Removes the last directory or file entry in a path by changing the last
-  L'\' to a CHAR_NULL.
+  Removes the last directory or file entry in a path.
 
   @param[in, out] Path    The pointer to the path to modify.
 
diff --git a/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/FilePaths.c b/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/FilePaths.c
index 183b3234d3..29a84ea902 100644
--- a/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/FilePaths.c
+++ b/MdePkg/Library/BaseLib/FilePaths.c
@@ -14,9 +14,8 @@
 #include  <Library/BaseLib.h>
 
 /**
-  Removes the last directory or file entry in a path by changing the last
-  L'\' to a CHAR_NULL. For a path which is like L"fs0:startup.nsh",
-  it's converted to L"fs0:".
+  Removes the last directory or file entry in a path. For a path which is
+  like L"fs0:startup.nsh", it's converted to L"fs0:".
 
   @param[in,out] Path     A pointer to the path to modify.
 
@@ -38,7 +37,9 @@ PathRemoveLastItem(
       ; Walker != NULL && *Walker != CHAR_NULL
       ; Walker++
      ){
-    if ((*Walker == L'\\' || *Walker == L':') && *(Walker + 1) != CHAR_NULL) {
+    if (*Walker == L'\\' && *(Walker + 1) != CHAR_NULL) {
+      LastSlash = Walker+1;
+    } else if (*Walker == L':' && *(Walker + 1) != L'\\' && *(Walker + 1) != CHAR_NULL) {
       LastSlash = Walker+1;
     }
   }