diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile.cpp
index 67b737981b..adf353eb30 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qtemporaryfile.cpp
@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ bool QTemporaryFileEngine::open(QIODevice::OpenMode openMode)
         return true;
     }
 
-    d->fileEntry = QFileSystemEntry(template_);
+    d->fileEntry = QFileSystemEntry(template_, QFileSystemEntry::FromInternalPath());
     return false;
 #endif
 }