diff --git a/apps/files/lib/Command/TransferOwnership.php b/apps/files/lib/Command/TransferOwnership.php
index 13cbe62ff6..378654d5bf 100644
--- a/apps/files/lib/Command/TransferOwnership.php
+++ b/apps/files/lib/Command/TransferOwnership.php
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ namespace OCA\Files\Command;
 use OC\Files\Filesystem;
 use OC\Files\View;
 use OCP\Files\FileInfo;
+use OCP\Files\IHomeStorage;
 use OCP\Files\Mount\IMountManager;
 use OCP\IUser;
 use OCP\IUserManager;
@@ -158,8 +159,7 @@ class TransferOwnership extends Command {
 				function (FileInfo $fileInfo) use ($progress, $self) {
 					if ($fileInfo->getType() === FileInfo::TYPE_FOLDER) {
 						// only analyze into folders from main storage,
-						// sub-storages have an empty internal path
-						if ($fileInfo->getInternalPath() === '' && $fileInfo->getPath() !== '') {
+						if (!$fileInfo->getStorage()->instanceOfStorage(IHomeStorage::class)) {
 							return false;
 						}
 						return true;