diff --git a/winehelper b/winehelper
index d995b42..8fd7b51 100755
--- a/winehelper
+++ b/winehelper
@@ -1813,9 +1813,9 @@ create_base_pfx () {
     && [[ ! -L "$users_dir/$USER" ]]
     then
         if [[ -L "$users_dir/xuser" ]]
-        then try_remove_dir "$users_dir/xuser/"
+        then try_remove_dir "$users_dir/xuser"
         fi
-        create_new_dir "$users_dir/xuser/"
+        create_new_dir "$users_dir/xuser"
         cp -fr "$users_dir/$USER"/* "$users_dir/xuser/"
     fi