diff --git a/src/FileNames.cpp b/src/FileNames.cpp
index 0f8ea7899..9faa1f9a2 100644
--- a/src/FileNames.cpp
+++ b/src/FileNames.cpp
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ wxFileNameWrapper FileNames::DefaultToDocumentsFolder(const wxString &preference
       // IF the prefs directory doesn't exist - (Deleted by our user perhaps?)
       //    or exists as a file
       // THEN fallback to using the default directory.
-      bIsDefaultPath = !IsPathAvailable( result.GetPath(wxPATH_GET_VOLUME ) );
+      bIsDefaultPath = !IsPathAvailable( result.GetPath(wxPATH_GET_VOLUME|wxPATH_GET_SEPARATOR ) );
       if( bIsDefaultPath )
       {
          result.SetPath( defaultPath.GetPath( wxPATH_GET_VOLUME ) );
diff --git a/src/Project.cpp b/src/Project.cpp
index 40908594b..008f3988c 100644
--- a/src/Project.cpp
+++ b/src/Project.cpp
@@ -4404,7 +4404,7 @@ bool AudacityProject::SaveAs(bool bWantSaveCopy /*= false*/, bool bLossless /*=
       bWantSaveCopy = true;
 
    // Bug 1304: Set a default file path if none was given.  For Save/SaveAs
-   if( !FileNames::IsPathAvailable( filename.GetFullPath() ) ){
+   if( !FileNames::IsPathAvailable( filename.GetPath( wxPATH_GET_VOLUME| wxPATH_GET_SEPARATOR) ) ){
       bHasPath = false;
       filename = FileNames::DefaultToDocumentsFolder(wxT("/SaveAs/Path"));
    }