diff --git a/ui/pageview.cpp b/ui/pageview.cpp
index d96db07fa..7c15fb06d 100644
--- a/ui/pageview.cpp
+++ b/ui/pageview.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 #include <qmenu.h>
 #include <QInputDialog>
 #include <qdesktopwidget.h>
+#include <QDesktopServices>
 #include <QMimeDatabase>
 #include <QMimeData>
 
@@ -4753,7 +4754,7 @@ void PageView::slotHandleWebShortcutAction()
         KUriFilterData filterData( action->data().toString() );
 
         if ( KUriFilter::self()->filterSearchUri( filterData, KUriFilter::WebShortcutFilter ) ) {
-            KToolInvocation::invokeBrowser( filterData.uri().url() );
+            QDesktopServices::openUrl( filterData.uri() );
         }
     }
 }