diff --git a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/RuleFolderPicker.tsx b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/RuleFolderPicker.tsx
index f1e973a5d81..1d9e825bab4 100644
--- a/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/RuleFolderPicker.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/alerting/unified/components/rule-editor/RuleFolderPicker.tsx
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ export function RuleFolderPicker(props: RuleFolderPickerProps) {
   return (
     <FolderPicker
       showRoot={false}
+      rootName=""
       allowEmpty={true}
       initialTitle={value?.title}
       initialFolderUid={value?.uid}