diff --git a/src/widgets/widgets/qtextbrowser.cpp b/src/widgets/widgets/qtextbrowser.cpp
index b8ffced6bb..c6b1a6db16 100644
--- a/src/widgets/widgets/qtextbrowser.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/widgets/qtextbrowser.cpp
@@ -153,6 +153,8 @@ QString QTextBrowserPrivate::findFile(const QUrl &name) const
     QString fileName;
     if (name.scheme() == QLatin1String("qrc"))
         fileName = QLatin1String(":/") + name.path();
+    else if (name.scheme().isEmpty())
+        fileName = name.path();
     else
         fileName = name.toLocalFile();
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qtextbrowser/tst_qtextbrowser.cpp b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qtextbrowser/tst_qtextbrowser.cpp
index 8d4238b553..e5392249a9 100644
--- a/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qtextbrowser/tst_qtextbrowser.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/widgets/widgets/qtextbrowser/tst_qtextbrowser.cpp
@@ -250,8 +250,6 @@ void tst_QTextBrowser::viewportPositionInHistory()
 
 void tst_QTextBrowser::relativeLinks()
 {
-    QEXPECT_FAIL("", "QTBUG-22416: First call to QTextBrowser::setSource fails unless URL created with QUrl::fromLocalFile", Abort);
-
     qRegisterMetaType<QUrl>("QUrl");
     QSignalSpy sourceChangedSpy(browser, SIGNAL(sourceChanged(const QUrl &)));
     browser->setSource(QUrl("subdir/../qtextbrowser.html"));