diff --git a/src/picture.c b/src/picture.c
index 5422ebd..7e97404 100644
--- a/src/picture.c
+++ b/src/picture.c
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ Picture_Load_Filename (gchar *filename, gpointer user_data)
             // Other tag types
             default:
             {
-                // By default, set the filename in the description
-                pic->description = g_path_get_basename(filename_utf8);
+                /* By default, set the filename to the empty string. */
+                pic->description = g_strdup ("");
                 
                 // Try to identify the type of the picture from the file name
                 filename_utf8_folded = g_utf8_casefold(pic->description, -1);