diff --git a/src/service/plugins/eventspy/EventSpy.cpp b/src/service/plugins/eventspy/EventSpy.cpp
--- a/src/service/plugins/eventspy/EventSpy.cpp
+++ b/src/service/plugins/eventspy/EventSpy.cpp
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@
     const KDesktopFile desktopFile(document);
     const KConfigGroup desktopGroup(&desktopFile, "Desktop Entry");
 
-    const QString url = QUrl(desktopFile.readUrl()).toLocalFile();
+    const QString url = QUrl(desktopFile.readUrl()).toString();
     const QString name = desktopFile.readName();
     const QString application
         = desktopGroup.readEntry("X-KDE-LastOpenedWith", QString());