diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
index 14bc67ecf9f..8b2d2683952 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/cdb/cdbengine.cpp
@@ -2608,7 +2608,7 @@ static StackFrames parseFrames(const GdbMi &gdbmi, bool *incomplete = nullptr)
         frame.level = QString::number(i);
         const GdbMi fullName = frameMi["fullname"];
         if (fullName.isValid()) {
-            frame.file = FilePath::fromString(fullName.data()).normalizedPathName();
+            frame.file = FilePath::fromUserInput(fullName.data()).normalizedPathName();
             frame.line = frameMi["line"].data().toInt();
             frame.usable = false; // To be decided after source path mapping.
             const GdbMi languageMi = frameMi["language"];
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
index eb3f02568df..e739e8b9d82 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/gdb/gdbengine.cpp
@@ -1600,7 +1600,7 @@ QString GdbEngine::cleanupFullName(const QString &fileName)
     }
 
     cleanFilePath.clear();
-    const QString base = FilePath::fromString(fileName).fileName();
+    const QString base = FilePath::fromUserInput(fileName).fileName();
 
     QMultiMap<QString, QString>::const_iterator jt = m_baseNameToFullName.constFind(base);
     while (jt != m_baseNameToFullName.constEnd() && jt.key() == base) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.cpp
index e76793297d7..3451b9b5725 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/moduleshandler.cpp
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ void ModulesHandler::updateModule(const Module &module)
     }
 
     try { // MinGW occasionallly throws std::bad_alloc.
-        ElfReader reader(FilePath::fromString(path));
+        ElfReader reader(FilePath::fromUserInput(path));
         item->module.elfData = reader.readHeaders();
         item->update();
     } catch(...) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/debugger/stackframe.cpp b/src/plugins/debugger/stackframe.cpp
index e7475889174..7008900aab2 100644
--- a/src/plugins/debugger/stackframe.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/debugger/stackframe.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ StackFrame StackFrame::parseFrame(const GdbMi &frameMi, const DebuggerRunParamet
     frame.function = frameMi["function"].data();
     frame.module = frameMi["module"].data();
     const FilePath debugger = rp.debugger.command.executable();
-    const FilePath onDevicePath = FilePath::fromString(frameMi["file"].data()).onDevice(debugger);
+    const FilePath onDevicePath = FilePath::fromUserInput(frameMi["file"].data()).onDevice(debugger);
     frame.file = onDevicePath.localSource().value_or(onDevicePath);
     frame.line = frameMi["line"].toInt();
     frame.address = frameMi["address"].toAddress();