diff --git a/src/analyzers/fileLocationDrift.ts b/src/analyzers/fileLocationDrift.ts
index a5ad84e..5eb6cf5 100644
--- a/src/analyzers/fileLocationDrift.ts
+++ b/src/analyzers/fileLocationDrift.ts
@@ -64,10 +64,15 @@ function rankFolders(files: RepoFile[]): string[] {
   }
 
   const highestCount = Math.max(...counts.values());
-  return [...counts.entries()]
+  const topFolders = [...counts.entries()]
     .filter(([, count]) => count === highestCount)
-    .sort((a, b) => comparePaths(a[0], b[0]))
-    .map(([directory]) => directory);
+    .sort((a, b) => comparePaths(a[0], b[0]));
+
+  if (topFolders.length !== 1) {
+    return [];
+  }
+
+  return topFolders.map(([directory]) => directory);
 }
 
 function createFinding(
diff --git a/tests/fileLocationDrift.test.ts b/tests/fileLocationDrift.test.ts
index ed595d5..0230adc 100644
--- a/tests/fileLocationDrift.test.ts
+++ b/tests/fileLocationDrift.test.ts
@@ -55,6 +55,16 @@ describe("analyzeFileLocationDrift", () => {
     expect(findings).toEqual([]);
   });
 
+  it("does not report when baseline category files are split across top folders", () => {
+    const findings = analyze([
+      file("src/utils/request.ts", true),
+      file("src/lib/api/client.ts"),
+      file("src/services/fetcher.ts")
+    ]);
+
+    expect(findings).toEqual([]);
+  });
+
   it("excludes changed files from location evidence", () => {
     const findings = analyze([
       file("src/utils/apiClient.ts", true),