diff --git a/browser/components/downloads/src/DownloadsCommon.jsm b/browser/components/downloads/src/DownloadsCommon.jsm
index fd8e6655014..61b16c0b0c1 100644
--- a/browser/components/downloads/src/DownloadsCommon.jsm
+++ b/browser/components/downloads/src/DownloadsCommon.jsm
@@ -437,7 +437,7 @@ this.DownloadsCommon = {
       }
 
       if (showAlert) {
-        let name = this.dataItem.target;
+        let name = aFile.leafName;
         let message =
           DownloadsCommon.strings.fileExecutableSecurityWarning(name, name);
         let title =