1 files changed, 5 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/gdbus/object.c b/gdbus/object.c
index 2823054b..31869218 100644
--- a/gdbus/object.c
+++ b/gdbus/object.c
@@ -307,7 +307,11 @@ static void invalidate_parent_data(DBusConnection *conn, const char *child_path)
 	if (!slash)
 		goto done;
 
-	*slash = '\0';
+	if (slash == parent_path && parent_path[1] != '\0')
+		parent_path[1] = '\0';
+	else
+		*slash = '\0';
+
 	if (!strlen(parent_path))
 		goto done;