diff --git a/src/common/vfs.cpp b/src/common/vfs.cpp
index 1d0b6d23da..2e84fb2fb9 100644
--- a/src/common/vfs.cpp
+++ b/src/common/vfs.cpp
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ Result<void, QString> Vfs::checkAvailability(const QString &path, Vfs::Mode mode
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
     if (mode == Mode::WindowsCfApi) {
         const auto info = QFileInfo(path);
-        if (QDir(info.canonicalPath()).isRoot()) {
+        if (QDir(info.canonicalFilePath()).isRoot()) {
             return tr("Please choose a different location. %1 is a drive. It doesn't support virtual files.").arg(path);
         }
         if (const auto fileSystemForPath = FileSystem::fileSystemForPath(info.absoluteFilePath());