diff --git a/backend/smb/smb.go b/backend/smb/smb.go
index afb730332..13d800501 100644
--- a/backend/smb/smb.go
+++ b/backend/smb/smb.go
@@ -438,7 +438,7 @@ func (f *Fs) DirMove(ctx context.Context, src fs.Fs, srcRemote, dstRemote string
 	}
 	defer f.putConnection(&cn, err)
 
-	_, err = cn.smbShare.Stat(dstPath)
+	_, err = cn.smbShare.Stat(f.toSambaPath(dstPath))
 	if os.IsNotExist(err) {
 		err = cn.smbShare.Rename(f.toSambaPath(srcPath), f.toSambaPath(dstPath))
 		return translateError(err, true)