diff --git a/src/gui/owncloudsetupwizard.cpp b/src/gui/owncloudsetupwizard.cpp
index 526984144c..ba7ded88ec 100644
--- a/src/gui/owncloudsetupwizard.cpp
+++ b/src/gui/owncloudsetupwizard.cpp
@@ -479,6 +479,14 @@ bool OwncloudSetupWizard::checkDowngradeAdvised(QNetworkReply *reply)
 
 void OwncloudSetupWizard::slotCreateLocalAndRemoteFolders(const QString &localFolder, const QString &remoteFolder)
 {
+#ifdef BUILD_FILE_PROVIDER_MODULE
+    if (Mac::FileProvider::fileProviderAvailable() && _ocWizard->useVirtualFileSync()) {
+        qCInfo(lcWizard) << "Not creating local/remote folders as because macOS File Provider uses its own sync root";
+        finalizeSetup(true);
+        return;
+    }
+#endif
+
     qCInfo(lcWizard) << "Setup local sync folder for new oC connection " << localFolder;
     const QDir fi(localFolder);