diff --git a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
index 78e31c235f9..66bdfe3d765 100644
--- a/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/utils/filepath.cpp
@@ -657,7 +657,7 @@ FileStreamHandle FilePath::asyncWrite(const QByteArray &data, QObject *context,
 
 bool FilePath::needsDevice() const
 {
-    return m_schemeLen != 0;
+    return m_schemeLen > 0 && scheme() != u"file";
 }
 
 bool FilePath::isSameDevice(const FilePath &other) const