diff --git a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
--- a/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
+++ b/src/TerminalDisplay.cpp
@@ -3686,13 +3686,7 @@
             }
 
             QUrl url = job->mostLocalUrl();
-            QString urlText;
-
-            if (url.isLocalFile()) {
-                urlText = url.path();
-            } else {
-                urlText = url.url();
-            }
+            QString urlText = url.isLocalFile() ? url.path() : url.url();
 
             // in future it may be useful to be able to insert file names with drag-and-drop
             // without quoting them (this only affects paths with spaces in)