diff --git a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
--- a/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/KSMainWindow.cpp
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@
     QAction* openContaining = new QAction(QIcon::fromTheme(QStringLiteral("document-open-folder")), i18n("Open Containing Folder"), mMessageWidget);
     connect(openContaining, &QAction::triggered, [=] { KIO::highlightInFileManager({location});});
     showInlineMessage(i18n("The screenshot was saved as <a href=\"%1\">%2</a>",
-                           location.toLocalFile(), location.fileName()), KMessageWidget::Positive,
+                           location.toString(), location.fileName()), KMessageWidget::Positive,
                            MessageDuration::AutoHide, {openContaining});
 }