diff --git a/src/widgets/dialogs/qfiledialog.cpp b/src/widgets/dialogs/qfiledialog.cpp
index d007f1afc9..d85a2a8b0e 100644
--- a/src/widgets/dialogs/qfiledialog.cpp
+++ b/src/widgets/dialogs/qfiledialog.cpp
@@ -1271,12 +1271,9 @@ QStringList QFileDialog::selectedFiles() const
     QStringList files;
     const QList<QUrl> userSelectedFiles = d->userSelectedFiles();
     files.reserve(userSelectedFiles.size());
-    for (const QUrl &file : userSelectedFiles) {
-        if (file.isLocalFile() || file.isEmpty())
-            files.append(file.toLocalFile());
-        else
-            files.append(file.toString());
-    }
+    for (const QUrl &file : userSelectedFiles)
+        files.append(file.toString(QUrl::PreferLocalFile));
+
     if (files.isEmpty() && d->usingWidgets()) {
         const FileMode fm = fileMode();
         if (fm != ExistingFile && fm != ExistingFiles)
@@ -2193,12 +2190,8 @@ QStringList QFileDialog::getOpenFileNames(QWidget *parent,
                                                      filter, selectedFilter, options, schemes);
     QStringList fileNames;
     fileNames.reserve(selectedUrls.size());
-    for (const QUrl &url : selectedUrls) {
-        if (url.isLocalFile() || url.isEmpty())
-            fileNames << url.toLocalFile();
-        else
-            fileNames << url.toString();
-    }
+    for (const QUrl &url : selectedUrls)
+        fileNames.append(url.toString(QUrl::PreferLocalFile));
     return fileNames;
 }