diff --git a/sources/qetapp.cpp b/sources/qetapp.cpp
index 5412c0c76..897b2402d 100644
--- a/sources/qetapp.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetapp.cpp
@@ -1792,8 +1792,8 @@ void QETApp::checkBackupFiles()
 		//Remove from the list @stale_files, the stales file of opened project
 	const QList<KAutoSaveFile *> sf = stale_files;
 	for (KAutoSaveFile *kasf : sf) {
-		for (QETProject *project : registeredProjects().values()) {
-			if (kasf->managedFile() == QUrl(project->filePath())) {
+        for (QETProject *project : registeredProjects().values()) {
+            if (kasf->managedFile() == QUrl::fromLocalFile(project->filePath())) {
 				stale_files.removeOne(kasf);
 			}
 		}
diff --git a/sources/qetproject.cpp b/sources/qetproject.cpp
index 6545a419a..0e5995100 100644
--- a/sources/qetproject.cpp
+++ b/sources/qetproject.cpp
@@ -263,8 +263,8 @@ void QETProject::setFilePath(const QString &filepath)
 		delete m_backup_file;
 		m_backup_file = nullptr;
 	}
-	QUrl url_(filepath);
-	m_backup_file = new KAutoSaveFile(url_, this);
+
+    m_backup_file = new KAutoSaveFile(QUrl::fromLocalFile(filepath), this);
 	if (!m_backup_file->open(QIODevice::WriteOnly)) {
 		delete m_backup_file;
 		m_backup_file = nullptr;