diff --git a/editor/kmcomposewin.cpp b/editor/kmcomposewin.cpp
index 861a9042b..72e2e6017 100644
--- a/editor/kmcomposewin.cpp
+++ b/editor/kmcomposewin.cpp
@@ -3532,7 +3532,7 @@ void KMComposeWin::charSelected(const QChar &c)
 
 void KMComposeWin::slotSaveAsFile()
 {
-    QPointer<KFileDialog> dlg = new KFileDialog(KUrl(), QString(), this);
+    QPointer<KFileDialog> dlg = new KFileDialog(QUrl(), QString(), this);
     dlg->setOperationMode(KFileDialog::Saving);
     dlg->setConfirmOverwrite(true);
     if (mComposerBase->editor()->textMode() == KMeditor::Rich) {
diff --git a/kmkernel.cpp b/kmkernel.cpp
index db2f47b23..f815014f2 100644
--- a/kmkernel.cpp
+++ b/kmkernel.cpp
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ int KMKernel::openComposer(const QString &to, const QString &cc,
         msg->subject()->fromUnicodeString(subject, "utf-8");
     }
 
-    KUrl messageUrl = KUrl(messageFile);
+    QUrl messageUrl = QUrl::fromLocalFile(messageFile);
     if (!messageUrl.isEmpty() && messageUrl.isLocalFile()) {
         QFile f(messageUrl.toLocalFile());
         QByteArray str;
@@ -883,7 +883,7 @@ QDBusObjectPath KMKernel::newMessage(const QString &to,
                                      const QString & /*messageFile*/,
                                      const QString &_attachURL)
 {
-    KUrl attachURL(_attachURL);
+    QUrl attachURL = QUrl::fromLocalFile(_attachURL);
     KMime::Message::Ptr msg(new KMime::Message);
     QSharedPointer<FolderCollection> folder;
     uint id = 0;