diff --git a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
index 655760706..14e92f45e 100644
--- a/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
+++ b/generators/poppler/generator_pdf.cpp
@@ -1789,7 +1789,7 @@ const Okular::SourceReference * PDFGenerator::dynamicSourceReference( int pageNr
             }
             const char *name = synctex_scanner_get_name( synctex_scanner, synctex_node_tag( node ) );
 
-            Okular::SourceReference * sourceRef = new Okular::SourceReference( QString::fromLocal8Bit( name ), line, col );
+            Okular::SourceReference * sourceRef = new Okular::SourceReference( QFile::decodeName( name ), line, col );
             return sourceRef;
         }
     }