diff --git a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate_56.cpp b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate_56.cpp
index 0fe7f5d2288..15d2aa5dafb 100644
--- a/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate_56.cpp
+++ b/share/qtcreator/qml/qmlpuppet/qmlprivategate/qmlprivategate_56.cpp
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ QVariant fixResourcePaths(const QVariant &value)
                         if (QFileInfo(fixedPath).exists()) {
                             fixedPath.replace(QLatin1String("//"), QLatin1String("/"));
                             fixedPath.replace(QLatin1Char('\\'), QLatin1Char('/'));
-                            return fixedPath;
+                            return QUrl::fromLocalFile(fixedPath);
                         }
                     }
                 }