diff --git a/ui/snapshottaker.cpp b/ui/snapshottaker.cpp
index d34711720..81c051e3e 100644
--- a/ui/snapshottaker.cpp
+++ b/ui/snapshottaker.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 #include <QtGui/QImage>
 
-SnapshotTaker::SnapshotTaker( const QString &url, QObject *parent )
+SnapshotTaker::SnapshotTaker(const QUrl &url, QObject *parent )
     : QObject( parent )
     , m_player( new Phonon::VideoPlayer( Phonon::NoCategory, 0 ) )
 {
diff --git a/ui/snapshottaker.h b/ui/snapshottaker.h
index 237979ebe..6260191e7 100644
--- a/ui/snapshottaker.h
+++ b/ui/snapshottaker.h
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class SnapshotTaker : public QObject
     Q_OBJECT
 
     public:
-        SnapshotTaker( const QString &url, QObject *parent = Q_NULLPTR );
+        SnapshotTaker( const QUrl &url, QObject *parent = Q_NULLPTR );
         ~SnapshotTaker();
 
     Q_SIGNALS:
diff --git a/ui/videowidget.cpp b/ui/videowidget.cpp
index bdd4be3bc..50341c91f 100644
--- a/ui/videowidget.cpp
+++ b/ui/videowidget.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void VideoWidget::Private::load()
         newurl = QUrl::fromLocalFile(url);
     }
     if ( newurl.isLocalFile() )
-        player->load( newurl.toLocalFile() );
+        player->load( newurl );
     else
         player->load( newurl );
 
@@ -159,9 +159,9 @@ void VideoWidget::Private::takeSnapshot()
 
     SnapshotTaker *taker = 0;
     if ( newurl.isLocalFile() )
-        taker = new SnapshotTaker( newurl.toLocalFile(), q );
+        taker = new SnapshotTaker( newurl, q );
     else
-        taker = new SnapshotTaker( newurl.url(), q );
+        taker = new SnapshotTaker( newurl, q );
 
     q->connect( taker, SIGNAL( finished( const QImage& ) ), q, SLOT( setPosterImage( const QImage& ) ) );
 }