diff --git a/actix-files/src/files.rs b/actix-files/src/files.rs
index 49d81eb03..68879822a 100644
--- a/actix-files/src/files.rs
+++ b/actix-files/src/files.rs
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ impl Files {
         };
 
         Files {
-            path: mount_path.to_owned(),
+            path: mount_path.trim_end_matches('/').to_owned(),
             directory: dir,
             index: None,
             show_index: false,