diff --git a/homeassistant/components/media_source/local_source.py b/homeassistant/components/media_source/local_source.py
index d7a2bdfd938..fa62ba48c5f 100644
--- a/homeassistant/components/media_source/local_source.py
+++ b/homeassistant/components/media_source/local_source.py
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ from homeassistant.components.media_player.const import MEDIA_CLASS_DIRECTORY
 from homeassistant.components.media_player.errors import BrowseError
 from homeassistant.components.media_source.error import Unresolvable
 from homeassistant.core import HomeAssistant, callback
-from homeassistant.util import raise_if_invalid_filename
+from homeassistant.util import raise_if_invalid_path
 
 from .const import DOMAIN, MEDIA_CLASS_MAP, MEDIA_MIME_TYPES
 from .models import BrowseMediaSource, MediaSource, MediaSourceItem, PlayMedia
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class LocalSource(MediaSource):
             raise Unresolvable("Unknown source directory.")
 
         try:
-            raise_if_invalid_filename(location)
+            raise_if_invalid_path(location)
         except ValueError as err:
             raise Unresolvable("Invalid path.") from err
 
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ class LocalMediaView(HomeAssistantView):
     ) -> web.FileResponse:
         """Start a GET request."""
         try:
-            raise_if_invalid_filename(location)
+            raise_if_invalid_path(location)
         except ValueError as err:
             raise web.HTTPBadRequest() from err
 
diff --git a/tests/components/media_source/test_local_source.py b/tests/components/media_source/test_local_source.py
index ad10df7cfd3..e3e2a3f1617 100644
--- a/tests/components/media_source/test_local_source.py
+++ b/tests/components/media_source/test_local_source.py
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ async def test_async_browse_media(hass):
         await media_source.async_browse_media(
             hass, f"{const.URI_SCHEME}{const.DOMAIN}/local/test/not/exist"
         )
-    assert str(excinfo.value) == "Invalid path."
+    assert str(excinfo.value) == "Path does not exist."
 
     # Test browse file
     with pytest.raises(media_source.BrowseError) as excinfo: