diff --git a/weed/command/filer_copy.go b/weed/command/filer_copy.go
index 185a1d0ff..06bb82319 100644
--- a/weed/command/filer_copy.go
+++ b/weed/command/filer_copy.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func genFileCopyTask(fileOrDir string, destPath string, fileCopyTaskChan chan Fi
 	if mode.IsDir() {
 		files, _ := os.ReadDir(fileOrDir)
 		for _, subFileOrDir := range files {
-			cleanedDestDirectory := filepath.Clean(destPath + fi.Name())
+			cleanedDestDirectory := destPath + fi.Name()
 			if err = genFileCopyTask(fileOrDir+"/"+subFileOrDir.Name(), cleanedDestDirectory+"/", fileCopyTaskChan); err != nil {
 				return err
 			}