diff --git a/krArc/krarcbasemanager.cpp b/krArc/krarcbasemanager.cpp
--- a/krArc/krarcbasemanager.cpp
+++ b/krArc/krarcbasemanager.cpp
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@
         return "7z";
 
     // If it's a rar file but its mimetype isn't "application/x-rar"
-    if (mime == "application/x-rar-compressed")
+    if (mime == "application/x-rar-compressed" || mime == "application/vnd.rar")
         return "rar";
 
     // The short type that will be returned