diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index a724026852f..574cc6632e8 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ FilePath FilePath::resolvePath(const FilePath &tail) const
 */
 FilePath FilePath::resolvePath(const QString &tail) const
 {
-   return resolvePath(FilePath::fromString(tail));
+   return resolvePath(FilePath::fromUserInput(tail));
 }
 
 expected_str<FilePath> FilePath::localSource() const