diff --git a/modules/lang/org/config.el b/modules/lang/org/config.el
index 9f1e7d121..7a9e44920 100644
--- a/modules/lang/org/config.el
+++ b/modules/lang/org/config.el
@@ -527,7 +527,7 @@ eldoc string."
           (separator (or separator "/")))
       (string-join
        (cl-loop for part
-                in (cdr (split-string (substring-no-properties result) separator))
+                in (split-string (substring-no-properties result) separator)
                 for n from 0
                 for face = (nth (% n org-n-level-faces) org-level-faces)
                 collect