diff --git a/pkg/gui/controllers/commits_files_controller.go b/pkg/gui/controllers/commits_files_controller.go
index d129b3f90..5d4377fe1 100644
--- a/pkg/gui/controllers/commits_files_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/gui/controllers/commits_files_controller.go
@@ -642,9 +642,10 @@ func normalisedSelectedCommitFileNodes(selectedNodes []*filetree.CommitFileNode)
 }
 
 func isDescendentOfSelectedCommitFileNodes(node *filetree.CommitFileNode, selectedNodes []*filetree.CommitFileNode) bool {
+	nodePath := node.GetPath()
+
 	for _, selectedNode := range selectedNodes {
 		selectedNodePath := selectedNode.GetPath()
-		nodePath := node.GetPath()
 
 		if strings.HasPrefix(nodePath, selectedNodePath) && nodePath != selectedNodePath {
 			return true