diff --git a/lib/filesystem.php b/lib/filesystem.php
index 92eb4fa4778c9e3d81c66df7863ed4742afb9a18..ce4d3a0cf489e9007ee99ef9c572c03920e8b812 100644
--- a/lib/filesystem.php
+++ b/lib/filesystem.php
@@ -527,6 +527,7 @@ class OC_Filesystem{
 		} else {
 			$path=$params['oldpath'];
 		}
+		$path = self::normalizePath($path);
 		OC_Connector_Sabre_Node::removeETagPropertyForPath($path);
 	}