diff --git a/accounts/usbwallet/wallet.go b/accounts/usbwallet/wallet.go
index 5997a2a676..0fd0415a9e 100644
--- a/accounts/usbwallet/wallet.go
+++ b/accounts/usbwallet/wallet.go
@@ -338,15 +338,14 @@ func (w *wallet) selfDerive() {
 		}
 		// Device lock obtained, derive the next batch of accounts
 		var (
-			accs    []accounts.Account
-			paths   []accounts.DerivationPath
-			context = context.Background()
+			accs  []accounts.Account
+			paths []accounts.DerivationPath
+
+			nextPaths = append([]accounts.DerivationPath{}, w.deriveNextPaths...)
 			nextAddrs = append([]common.Address{}, w.deriveNextAddrs...)
+
+			context = context.Background()
 		)
-		nextPaths := make([]accounts.DerivationPath, len(w.deriveNextPaths))
-		for i, path := range w.deriveNextPaths {
-			nextPaths[i] = append(accounts.DerivationPath(nil), path...)
-		}
 		for i := 0; i < len(nextAddrs); i++ {
 			for empty := false; !empty; {
 				// Retrieve the next derived Ethereum account