diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index b71b4e6c752..c100ef70471 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -877,11 +877,22 @@ void FilePath::setPath(QStringView path)
     setParts(scheme(), host(), path);
 }
 
-void FilePath::setFromString(const QStringView fileNameView)
+void FilePath::setFromString(QStringView fileNameView)
 {
     static const QStringView qtcDevSlash(u"__qtc_devices__/");
     static const QStringView colonSlashSlash(u"://");
 
+#if 1
+    // FIXME: Remove below once the calling code is adjusted
+    QString dummy;
+    if (fileNameView.contains(u'\\')) {
+        QTC_CHECK(false);
+        dummy = fileNameView.toString();
+        dummy.replace('\\', '/');
+        fileNameView = dummy;
+    }
+#endif
+
     const QChar slash('/');
 
     bool startsWithQtcSlashDev = false;