diff --git a/imagescrollareagl.cpp b/imagescrollareagl.cpp
index d27aa71..abb7d7b 100644
--- a/imagescrollareagl.cpp
+++ b/imagescrollareagl.cpp
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ void ImageWidget::dropEvent(QDropEvent *event)
         {
             if(url.isLocalFile())
             {
-                emit fileDropped(url.path());
+                emit fileDropped(url.toLocalFile());
                 event->accept();
                 return;
             }