diff --git a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoafiledialoghelper.mm b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoafiledialoghelper.mm
index 9cc0353dc6..297d81abab 100644
--- a/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoafiledialoghelper.mm
+++ b/src/plugins/platforms/cocoa/qcocoafiledialoghelper.mm
@@ -586,7 +586,7 @@ QString QCocoaFileDialogHelper::directory() const
 {
     QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QNSOpenSavePanelDelegate) *delegate = static_cast<QT_MANGLE_NAMESPACE(QNSOpenSavePanelDelegate) *>(mDelegate);
     if (delegate)
-        return QCFString::toQString([delegate->mSavePanel directory]);
+        return QCFString::toQString([[delegate->mSavePanel directoryURL] path]);
     return QString();
 }