diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
index 4c71e965df2..08e46dc11ab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/project.cpp
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@ FilePath Project::projectDirectory(const FilePath &top)
 {
     if (top.isEmpty())
         return FilePath();
-    return FilePath::fromString(top.toFileInfo().absoluteDir().path());
+    return top.absolutePath();
 }
 
 void Project::changeRootProjectDirectory()
diff --git a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
index 69fcd50c1a8..7b6866f92a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/projectexplorer/projectnodes.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ static FolderNode *recursiveFindOrCreateFolderNode(FolderNode *folder,
     Utils::FilePath directoryWithoutPrefix;
     bool isRelative = false;
 
-    if (path.isEmpty() || path.toFileInfo().isRoot()) {
+    if (path.isEmpty() || path.toDir().isRoot()) {
         directoryWithoutPrefix = directory;
         isRelative = false;
     } else {