diff --git a/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/io_utils.py b/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/io_utils.py
index 380b63066ef..19697b25f70 100644
--- a/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/io_utils.py
+++ b/release/scripts/modules/bpy_extras/io_utils.py
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ def path_reference(
         if copy_subdir:
             subdir_abs = os.path.join(subdir_abs, copy_subdir)
 
-        filepath_cpy = os.path.join(subdir_abs, os.path.basename(filepath))
+        filepath_cpy = os.path.join(subdir_abs, os.path.basename(filepath_abs))
 
         copy_set.add((filepath_abs, filepath_cpy))