diff --git a/src/qt_common/qt_game_util.cpp b/src/qt_common/qt_game_util.cpp
index 3b667b7700..5d0b4d8ae7 100644
--- a/src/qt_common/qt_game_util.cpp
+++ b/src/qt_common/qt_game_util.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ bool MakeShortcutIcoPath(const u64 program_id,
 
 void OpenEdenFolder(const Common::FS::EdenPath& path)
 {
-    QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl(QString::fromStdString(Common::FS::GetEdenPathString(path))));
+    QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QString::fromStdString(Common::FS::GetEdenPathString(path))));
 }
 
 void OpenRootDataFolder()