diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.cpp
index 0d793483d5..99e167a1b7 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/qt_utils.cpp
@@ -300,13 +300,13 @@ namespace gui
 				QProcess::execute("/usr/bin/osascript", { "-e", "tell application \"Finder\" to reveal POSIX file \"" + path + "\"" });
 				QProcess::execute("/usr/bin/osascript", { "-e", "tell application \"Finder\" to activate" });
 #else
-		// open parent directory
-				QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file:///" + qstr(fs::get_parent_dir(spath))));
+				// open parent directory
+				QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(qstr(fs::get_parent_dir(spath))));
 #endif
 				return;
 			}
 
-			QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file:///" + path));
+			QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(path));
 		}
 
 		void open_dir(const QString& path)
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/save_manager_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/save_manager_dialog.cpp
index a49d5157a8..6157ecf3c5 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/save_manager_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/save_manager_dialog.cpp
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ void save_manager_dialog::Init(std::string dir)
 		}
 		const int idx_real = item->data(Qt::UserRole).toInt();
 		const QString path = qstr(m_dir + m_save_entries[idx_real].dirName + "/");
-		QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file:///" + path));
+		QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(path));
 	});
 	connect(slider_icon_size, &QAbstractSlider::valueChanged, this, &save_manager_dialog::SetIconSize);
 	connect(m_list->horizontalHeader(), &QHeaderView::sectionClicked, this, &save_manager_dialog::OnSort);
@@ -480,7 +480,7 @@ void save_manager_dialog::ShowContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
 		}
 		const int idx_real = item->data(Qt::UserRole).toInt();
 		const QString path = qstr(m_dir + m_save_entries[idx_real].dirName + "/");
-		QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file:///" + path));
+		QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(path));
 	});
 
 	menu->exec(m_list->viewport()->mapToGlobal(pos));
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/trophy_manager_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/trophy_manager_dialog.cpp
index d5b26bd535..7596095b46 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/trophy_manager_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/trophy_manager_dialog.cpp
@@ -668,7 +668,7 @@ void trophy_manager_dialog::ShowContextMenu(const QPoint& pos)
 	connect(show_trophy_dir, &QAction::triggered, [=, this]()
 	{
 		QString path = qstr(m_trophies_db[db_ind]->path);
-		QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file:///" + path));
+		QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(path));
 	});
 
 	menu->addAction(show_trophy_dir);
diff --git a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/user_manager_dialog.cpp b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/user_manager_dialog.cpp
index 74ce717790..b84999b3c2 100644
--- a/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/user_manager_dialog.cpp
+++ b/rpcs3/rpcs3qt/user_manager_dialog.cpp
@@ -460,7 +460,7 @@ void user_manager_dialog::ShowContextMenu(const QPoint &pos)
 	connect(show_dir_act, &QAction::triggered, [=, this]()
 	{
 		QString path = qstr(m_user_list[key].GetUserDir());
-		QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl("file:///" + path));
+		QDesktopServices::openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(path));
 	});
 
 	connect(user_id_act, &QAction::triggered, this, [=, this] {OnSort(0); });