diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/textdocument.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/textdocument.cpp
index 4ddbcf226a7..cc28f20dc5a 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/textdocument.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/textdocument.cpp
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ Core::IDocument::OpenResult TextDocument::openImpl(QString *errorString, const Q
         documentLayout->lastSaveRevision = d->m_autoSaveRevision = d->m_document.revision();
         d->updateRevisions();
         d->m_document.setModified(fileName != realFileName);
-        setFilePath(Utils::FileName::fromString(fi.canonicalFilePath()));
+        setFilePath(Utils::FileName::fromUserInput(fi.absoluteFilePath()));
     }
     if (readResult == Utils::TextFileFormat::ReadIOError)
         return OpenResult::ReadError;