diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 409d631..1472c44 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
         - **.PATCH**: Pull Request Title (PR Author) [PR Number](Link to PR)
 -->
 #### 6.10
+- **.4**: Removed directory separator from sort key (Daniel E) [#1219](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1219)
 - **.3**: Add new FAQ and answer: How to prevent buffers replacing NERDTree. (PhilRunninger) [#1215](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1215)
 - **.2**: New menu command: Run a system command in this directory. (PhilRunninger) [#1214](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1214)
 - **.1**: Escape quotation marks so they can be used in key mappings. (PhilRunninger) [#1213](https://github.com/preservim/nerdtree/pull/1213)
diff --git a/lib/nerdtree/path.vim b/lib/nerdtree/path.vim
index 26749c6..eec4f33 100644
--- a/lib/nerdtree/path.vim
+++ b/lib/nerdtree/path.vim
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ function! s:Path.getSortKey()
             let self._sortKey = [self.getSortOrderIndex()] + metadata
         endif
 
-        let path = self.getLastPathComponent(1)
+        let path = self.getLastPathComponent(0)
         if !g:NERDTreeSortHiddenFirst
             let path = substitute(path, '^[._]', '', '')
         endif