diff --git a/src/core/slave.cpp b/src/core/slave.cpp
--- a/src/core/slave.cpp
+++ b/src/core/slave.cpp
@@ -499,15 +499,20 @@
             return nullptr;
         }
 
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+        const QString kioslaveName = QStringLiteral("kioslave5");
+#else
+        const QString kioslaveName = QStringLiteral("kioslave");
+#endif
         const QStringList args = QStringList() << lib_path << protocol << QLatin1String("") << slaveAddress.toString();
-        //qDebug() << "kioslave" << ", " << lib_path << ", " << protocol << ", " << QString() << ", " << slaveAddress;
+        //qDebug() << kioslaveName << ", " << lib_path << ", " << protocol << ", " << QString() << ", " << slaveAddress;
 
         // search paths
         const QStringList searchPaths = QStringList()
             << QCoreApplication::applicationDirPath() // then look where our application binary is located
             << QLibraryInfo::location(QLibraryInfo::LibraryExecutablesPath) // look where libexec path is (can be set in qt.conf)
             << QFile::decodeName(CMAKE_INSTALL_FULL_LIBEXECDIR_KF5); // look at our installation location
-        const QString kioslaveExecutable = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(QStringLiteral("kioslave"), searchPaths);
+        const QString kioslaveExecutable = QStandardPaths::findExecutable(kioslaveName, searchPaths);
         if (kioslaveExecutable.isEmpty()) {
             error_text = i18n("Can not find 'kioslave' executable at '%1'", searchPaths.join(QStringLiteral(", ")));
             error = KIO::ERR_CANNOT_CREATE_SLAVE;
diff --git a/src/kioslave/CMakeLists.txt b/src/kioslave/CMakeLists.txt
--- a/src/kioslave/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/kioslave/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,5 +4,8 @@
 target_link_libraries(kioslave
    KF5::KIOCore
 )
+if(WIN32)
+    set_target_properties(kioslave PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME kioslave5)
+endif()
 
 install(TARGETS kioslave DESTINATION ${KDE_INSTALL_LIBEXECDIR_KF5} )