diff --git a/lisp/doom-editor.el b/lisp/doom-editor.el
index c947d3a68..41b9252a8 100644
--- a/lisp/doom-editor.el
+++ b/lisp/doom-editor.el
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ tell you about it. Very annoying. This prevents that."
   (defun doom--recentf-file-truename-fn (file)
     (if (or (not (file-remote-p file))
             (equal "sudo" (file-remote-p file 'method)))
-        (abbreviate-file-name (file-truename (tramp-file-name-localname tfile)))
+        (abbreviate-file-name (file-truename (tramp-file-name-localname file)))
       file))
 
   ;; Anything in runtime folders