diff --git a/lldb/source/API/SBFileSpec.cpp b/lldb/source/API/SBFileSpec.cpp
--- a/lldb/source/API/SBFileSpec.cpp
+++ b/lldb/source/API/SBFileSpec.cpp
@@ -114,7 +114,9 @@
 const char *SBFileSpec::GetDirectory() const {
   LLDB_INSTRUMENT_VA(this);
 
-  return m_opaque_up->GetDirectory().GetCString();
+  FileSpec directory{*m_opaque_up};
+  directory.ClearFilename();
+  return directory.GetPathAsConstString().GetCString();
 }
 
 void SBFileSpec::SetFilename(const char *filename) {