diff --git a/openide.explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/view/TreeView.java b/openide.explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/view/TreeView.java
index 238bc0e..d0d3b9b 100644
--- a/openide.explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/view/TreeView.java
+++ b/openide.explorer/src/org/openide/explorer/view/TreeView.java
@@ -1223,7 +1223,7 @@ public abstract class TreeView extends JScrollPane implements ContextMenuCustomi
             if (selPaths != null) {
                 TreePath path = new TreePath(vn.getPathToRoot());
                 for(TreePath tp : selPaths) {
-                    if (path.isDescendant(tp)) {
+                    if (!path.equals(tp) && path.isDescendant(tp)) {
                         if (remSel == null) {
                             remSel = new ArrayList<TreePath>();
                         }