diff --git a/libraries/src/MVC/View/HtmlView.php b/libraries/src/MVC/View/HtmlView.php
index feaa1e46d1025..b76f2636fc4c7 100644
--- a/libraries/src/MVC/View/HtmlView.php
+++ b/libraries/src/MVC/View/HtmlView.php
@@ -382,8 +382,8 @@ public function loadTemplate($tpl = null)
         // Change the template folder if alternative layout is in different template
         if (isset($layoutTemplate) && $layoutTemplate !== '_' && $layoutTemplate != $template->template) {
             $this->_path['template'] = str_replace(
-                JPATH_THEMES . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $template->template,
-                JPATH_THEMES . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $layoutTemplate,
+                JPATH_THEMES . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $template->template . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR,
+                JPATH_THEMES . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . $layoutTemplate . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR,
                 $this->_path['template']
             );
         }