diff --git a/exec/fileman.js b/exec/fileman.js
index de1f071e7dea85919371c1b5e1887e57b220cfd9..fc1629a7751311881a206163354f214ba041f4c0 100644
--- a/exec/fileman.js
+++ b/exec/fileman.js
@@ -740,7 +740,7 @@ function edit_filename(file)
 
 function edit_desc(file)
 {
-	var desc = uifc.input(WIN_MID|WIN_SAV, "Description", file.desc, LEN_FDESC, K_EDIT);
+	var desc = uifc.input(WIN_MID|WIN_SAV, "Description", file.desc || "", LEN_FDESC, K_EDIT);
 	if(desc !== undefined)
 		file.desc = desc;
 }