diff --git a/src/dialogs/NewFileDialog.cpp b/src/dialogs/NewFileDialog.cpp
index 18409a70..510771eb 100644
--- a/src/dialogs/NewFileDialog.cpp
+++ b/src/dialogs/NewFileDialog.cpp
@@ -251,7 +251,7 @@ void NewFileDialog::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event)
     }
 
     event->acceptProposedAction();
-    loadFile(event->mimeData()->urls().first().path());
+    loadFile(event->mimeData()->urls().first().toLocalFile());
 }
 
 bool NewFileDialog::fillRecentFilesList()