diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/readonlyfilesdialog.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/readonlyfilesdialog.cpp
index d08c74ae96d..ed774ca4a21 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/readonlyfilesdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/dialogs/readonlyfilesdialog.cpp
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ int ReadOnlyFilesDialog::exec()
         result = static_cast<ReadOnlyResult>(buttongroup.group->checkedId());
         switch (result) {
         case RO_MakeWritable:
-            if (!Utils::FileUtils::makeWritable(Utils::FilePath::fromFileInfo(buttongroup.fileName))) {
+            if (!Utils::FileUtils::makeWritable(Utils::FilePath::fromString(buttongroup.fileName))) {
                 failedToMakeWritable << buttongroup.fileName;
                 continue;
             }