diff --git a/src/panels/information/informationpanel.cpp b/src/panels/information/informationpanel.cpp
index 23e7f1922..4f0e4e5eb 100644
--- a/src/panels/information/informationpanel.cpp
+++ b/src/panels/information/informationpanel.cpp
@@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void InformationPanel::showItemInfo()
         if (item.isNull()) {
             // No item is hovered and no selection has been done: provide
             // an item for the currently shown directory.
-            m_folderStatJob = KIO::stat(url(), KIO::HideProgressInfo);
+            m_folderStatJob = KIO::statDetails(url(), KIO::StatJob::SourceSide, KIO::StatDefaultDetails | KIO::StatRecursiveSize, KIO::HideProgressInfo);
             if (m_folderStatJob->uiDelegate()) {
                 KJobWidgets::setWindow(m_folderStatJob, this);
             }
diff --git a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
index 69309fcad..a0dd0327b 100644
--- a/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
+++ b/src/views/dolphinview.cpp
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ void DolphinView::calculateItemCount(int& fileCount,
     bool countFileSize = true;
 
     // In case we have a precomputed value
-    const auto job = KIO::stat(m_model->rootItem().url());
+    const auto job = KIO::statDetails(m_model->rootItem().url(), KIO::StatJob::SourceSide, KIO::StatRecursiveSize);
     job->exec();
     const auto entry =  job->statResult();
     if (entry.contains(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_RECURSIVE_SIZE)) {