diff --git a/crates/editor/src/items.rs b/crates/editor/src/items.rs
index d3c5089af2ea7e384565587b064e4ee49bb6a901..bbb8943145b08c25584f2b45ac132383638a4998 100644
--- a/crates/editor/src/items.rs
+++ b/crates/editor/src/items.rs
@@ -618,11 +618,8 @@ impl Item for Editor {
         ItemSettings::get_global(cx)
             .file_icons
             .then(|| {
-                self.buffer
-                    .read(cx)
-                    .as_singleton()
-                    .and_then(|buffer| buffer.read(cx).project_path(cx))
-                    .and_then(|path| FileIcons::get_icon(path.path.as_ref(), cx))
+                path_for_buffer(&self.buffer, 0, true, cx)
+                    .and_then(|path| FileIcons::get_icon(path.as_ref(), cx))
             })
             .flatten()
             .map(Icon::from_path)