diff --git a/dll/win32/browseui/explorerband.cpp b/dll/win32/browseui/explorerband.cpp
index 5c90d5d9dd7..18ea0c2fe77 100644
--- a/dll/win32/browseui/explorerband.cpp
+++ b/dll/win32/browseui/explorerband.cpp
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ BOOL CExplorerBand::OnTreeItemExpanding(LPNMTREEVIEW pnmtv)
 BOOL CExplorerBand::OnTreeItemDeleted(LPNMTREEVIEW pnmtv)
 {
     /* Destroy memory associated to our node */
-    NodeInfo* ptr = GetNodeInfo(pnmtv->itemNew.hItem);
+    NodeInfo* ptr = GetNodeInfo(pnmtv->itemOld.hItem);
     if (ptr)
     {
         ILFree(ptr->relativePidl);