1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
index 25aad9b51..5466fd38e 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ QUrl DolphinView::openItemAsFolderUrl(const KFileItem& item, const bool browseTh
             if (desktopFile.hasLinkType()) {
                 const QString linkUrl = desktopFile.readUrl();
                 if (!linkUrl.startsWith(QLatin1String("http"))) {
-                    return linkUrl;
+                    return QUrl::fromUserInput(linkUrl);
                 }
             }
         }