diff --git a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
index b5909de7c11..612a99c0f5d 100644
--- a/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/qmlprofiler/qmlprofilertool.cpp
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ void QmlProfilerTool::gotoSourceLocation(const QString &fileUrl, int lineNumber,
     if (lineNumber < 0 || fileUrl.isEmpty())
         return;
 
-    const QString projectFileName = QUrl(fileUrl).toLocalFile();
+    const QString projectFileName = d->m_projectFinder.findFile(fileUrl);
 
     QFileInfo fileInfo(projectFileName);
     if (!fileInfo.exists() || !fileInfo.isReadable())