diff --git a/src/com/android/email/mail/store/Pop3Store.java b/src/com/android/email/mail/store/Pop3Store.java
index f3c4fb15a..d3a5054d2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/email/mail/store/Pop3Store.java
+++ b/src/com/android/email/mail/store/Pop3Store.java
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ public class Pop3Store extends Store {
     public Folder[] updateFolders() {
         Mailbox mailbox = getMailboxForPath(mContext, mAccount.mId, POP3_MAILBOX_NAME);
         updateMailbox(mailbox, mAccount.mId, POP3_MAILBOX_NAME, '\0', true, Mailbox.TYPE_INBOX);
+        // Force the parent key to be "no mailbox" for the mail POP3 mailbox
+        mailbox.mParentKey = Mailbox.NO_MAILBOX;
         if (mailbox.isSaved()) {
             mailbox.update(mContext, mailbox.toContentValues());
         } else {