diff --git a/core/js/share.js b/core/js/share.js
index 98ceceb3a4927d31e31e4cc7ed2abf25276ea217..bb3ec010ff51c13ccaac9e321fd989e9e42e705f 100644
--- a/core/js/share.js
+++ b/core/js/share.js
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ $(document).ready(function() {
 		if ( $('#linkPassText').val() != '' && (event.type == 'focusout' || event.keyCode == 13) ) {
 			var itemType = $('#dropdown').data('item-type');
 			var itemSource = $('#dropdown').data('item-source');
-			OC.Share.share(itemType, itemSource, OC.Share.SHARE_TYPE_LINK, $(this).val(), OC.PERMISSION_READ, function() {
+			OC.Share.share(itemType, itemSource, OC.Share.SHARE_TYPE_LINK, $('#linkPassText').val(), OC.PERMISSION_READ, function() {
 				console.log("password set to: '" + $('#linkPassText').val() +"' by event: " + event.type);
 				$('#linkPassText').val('');
 				$('#linkPassText').attr('placeholder', t('core', 'Password protected'));