diff --git a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
index e2fa7fe8d53..5797619b4e1 100644
--- a/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/git/gitclient.cpp
@@ -3371,10 +3371,10 @@ GitRemote::GitRemote(const QString &url)
 
     // Check for local remotes (refer to the root or relative path)
     // On Windows, local paths typically starts with <drive>:
-    if (url.startsWith('/') || url.startsWith('.')
+    if (url.startsWith("file://") || url.startsWith('/') || url.startsWith('.')
             || (HostOsInfo::isWindowsHost() && url[1] == ':')) {
         protocol = "file";
-        path = QDir::fromNativeSeparators(url);
+        path = QDir::fromNativeSeparators(url.startsWith("file://") ? url.mid(7) : url);
         isValid = QDir(path).exists() || QDir(path + ".git").exists();
         return;
     }