diff --git a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
index fb7d89d31..ee88bd4c5 100644
--- a/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/terminal/terminalpanel.cpp
@@ -199,5 +199,6 @@ void TerminalPanel::slotKonsolePartCurrentDirectoryChanged(const QString& dir)
         }
     }
 
-    emit changeUrl(dir);
+    const QUrl url(QUrl::fromLocalFile(dir));
+    emit changeUrl(url);
 }