diff --git a/sftp/kio_sftp.cpp b/sftp/kio_sftp.cpp
--- a/sftp/kio_sftp.cpp
+++ b/sftp/kio_sftp.cpp
@@ -34,22 +34,15 @@
 #include <QMimeType>
 #include <QMimeDatabase>
 #include <QDateTime>
+#include <QFileDevice>
 
 #include <kuser.h>
 #include <kmessagebox.h>
 
 #include <klocalizedstring.h>
 #include <kconfiggroup.h>
 #include <kio/ioslave_defaults.h>
 
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-#include <experimental/filesystem>  // for permissions
-using namespace std::experimental::filesystem;
-#include <qplatformdefs.h>
-#else
-#include <utime.h>
-#endif
-
 #define KIO_SFTP_SPECIAL_TIMEOUT 30
 
 // How big should each data packet be? Definitely not bigger than 64kb or
@@ -387,11 +380,9 @@
     if (isBrokenLink) {
         // It is a link pointing to nowhere
         fileType = QT_STAT_MASK - 1;
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-        access = static_cast<mode_t>(perms::owner_all | perms::group_all | perms::others_all);
-#else
-        access = S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO;
-#endif
+        access = QFileDevice::Permission::ReadOwner | QFileDevice::Permission::WriteOwner | QFileDevice::Permission::ExeOwner
+                | QFileDevice::Permission::ReadGroup | QFileDevice::Permission::WriteGroup | QFileDevice::Permission::ExeGroup
+                | QFileDevice::Permission::ReadOther | QFileDevice::Permission::WriteOther | QFileDevice::Permission::ExeOther;
         size = 0LL;
     } else {
         switch (sb->type) {
@@ -1763,11 +1754,7 @@
                     mode_t initialMode;
 
                     if (permissions != -1) {
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-                        initialMode = permissions | static_cast<mode_t>(perms::owner_write | perms::owner_read);
-#else
-                        initialMode = permissions | S_IWUSR | S_IRUSR;
-#endif
+                        initialMode = permissions | QFileDevice::Permission::WriteOwner | QFileDevice::Permission::ReadOwner;
                     } else {
                         initialMode = 0644;
                     }
@@ -1974,11 +1961,7 @@
     // otherwise we can be in for a surprise on NFS.
     mode_t initialMode;
     if (permissions != -1)
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-        initialMode = permissions | static_cast<mode_t>(perms::owner_write);
-#else
-        initialMode = permissions | S_IWUSR;
-#endif
+        initialMode = permissions | QFileDevice::Permission::WriteOwner;
     else
         initialMode = 0666;
 
@@ -2236,11 +2219,9 @@
         if (isBrokenLink) {
             // It is a link pointing to nowhere
             fileType = QT_STAT_MASK - 1;
-#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-            access = static_cast<mode_t>(perms::owner_all | perms::group_all | perms::others_all);
-#else
-            access = S_IRWXU | S_IRWXG | S_IRWXO;
-#endif
+            access = QFileDevice::Permission::ReadOwner | QFileDevice::Permission::WriteOwner | QFileDevice::Permission::ExeOwner
+                | QFileDevice::Permission::ReadGroup | QFileDevice::Permission::WriteGroup | QFileDevice::Permission::ExeGroup
+                | QFileDevice::Permission::ReadOther | QFileDevice::Permission::WriteOther | QFileDevice::Permission::ExeOther;
             size = 0LL;
         } else {
             switch (dirent->type) {