diff --git a/crates/project/src/project.rs b/crates/project/src/project.rs
index 24fa4e3ba8bbe5d63a47219d6a1e4c5a2a2ef060..b12029ba40f1b81e77f8e4485e75a9c280cb7beb 100644
--- a/crates/project/src/project.rs
+++ b/crates/project/src/project.rs
@@ -7706,7 +7706,7 @@ impl Project {
                 for candidate in candidates.iter() {
                     let path = worktree
                         .update(&mut cx, |worktree, _| {
-                            let root_entry_path = &worktree.root_entry().unwrap().path;
+                            let root_entry_path = &worktree.root_entry()?.path;
 
                             let resolved = resolve_path(&root_entry_path, candidate);