diff --git a/programs/media/kiv/trunk/kiv.asm b/programs/media/kiv/trunk/kiv.asm
index 73ce81f6a1..83ce6985ae 100644
--- a/programs/media/kiv/trunk/kiv.asm
+++ b/programs/media/kiv/trunk/kiv.asm
@@ -29,10 +29,6 @@ START:
 
     invoke  sort.START, 1
 
-; OpenDialog initialisation
-    push    dword OpenDialog_data
-    call    [OpenDialog_Init]
-
     mov ecx, 1  ; for 15.4: 1 = tile
     cmp word [@PARAMS], '\T'
     jz  set_bgr
@@ -40,6 +36,18 @@ START:
     cmp word [@PARAMS], '\S'
     jz  set_bgr
 
+    cmp byte [@PARAMS], 0
+    jz @f
+    mov esi, @PARAMS
+    mov edi, path
+    mov ecx, 4096/4
+    rep movsd
+    mov byte [edi-1], 0
+@@:
+; OpenDialog initialisation
+    push    dword OpenDialog_data
+    call    [OpenDialog_Init]
+
 ; initialize keyboard handling
     invoke  ini_get_shortcut, inifilename, aShortcuts, aNext, -1, next_mod
     mov [next_key], eax