diff --git a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
--- a/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
+++ b/applets/kicker/plugin/recentusagemodel.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "appsmodel.h"
 #include "appentry.h"
 #include "kastatsfavoritesmodel.h"
+#include <kfilesystemtype.h>
 #include <kio_version.h>
 
 #include <config-X11.h>
@@ -245,8 +246,19 @@
     }
 
 #if KIO_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(5,57,0)
-    // Avoid calling QT_LSTAT and accessing recent documents
-    const KFileItem fileItem(url, KFileItem::SkipMimeTypeFromContent);
+    KFileItem fileItem;
+    if (url.isLocalFile()) {
+        // taken from kfileitem::isSlow
+        const KFileSystemType::Type fsType = KFileSystemType::fileSystemType(url.path());
+        if ((fsType == KFileSystemType::Nfs || fsType == KFileSystemType::Smb)) {
+            // Avoid calling QT_LSTAT when accessing recent documents
+            fileItem = KFileItem (url, KFileItem::SkipMimeTypeFromContent);
+        } else {
+            fileItem = KFileItem (url);
+        }
+    } else {
+        fileItem = KFileItem (url);
+    }
 #else
     const KFileItem fileItem(url);
 #endif