diff --git a/src/kirigamiplugin.h b/src/kirigamiplugin.h
--- a/src/kirigamiplugin.h
+++ b/src/kirigamiplugin.h
@@ -82,16 +82,11 @@
     QString componentPath(const QString &fileName) const;
     QString resolveFilePath(const QString &path) const
     {
-        #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-        // On Windows, the leading slash does not make sense, so let's snip that off
-        return baseUrl().path().mid(1) + QLatin1Char('/') + path;
-        #else
-        return baseUrl().path() + QLatin1Char('/') + path;
-        #endif
+        return baseUrl().toLocalFile() + QLatin1Char('/') + path;
     }
     QString resolveFileUrl(const QString &filePath) const
     {
-        return QStringLiteral("file://") + baseUrl().path() + QLatin1Char('/') + filePath;
+        return baseUrl().toString() + QLatin1Char('/') + filePath;
     }
     QStringList m_stylesFallbackChain;
 };
diff --git a/src/kirigamiplugin.cpp b/src/kirigamiplugin.cpp
--- a/src/kirigamiplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/kirigamiplugin.cpp
@@ -29,11 +29,8 @@
 
 QString KirigamiPlugin::componentPath(const QString &fileName) const
 {
-    QString candidate;
-    QString candidatePath;
-
     foreach (const QString &style, m_stylesFallbackChain) {
-        candidate = QStringLiteral("styles/") + style + QLatin1Char('/') + fileName;
+        const QString candidate = QStringLiteral("styles/") + style + QLatin1Char('/') + fileName;
         if (QFile::exists(resolveFilePath(candidate))) {
             return resolveFileUrl(candidate);
         }
@@ -82,7 +79,7 @@
 
     //The icon is "special: we have to use a wrapper class to QIcon on desktops
 #if !defined(Q_OS_ANDROID) && !defined(Q_OS_IOS)
-    if (m_stylesFallbackChain.first() == QStringLiteral("Desktop")) {
+    if (!m_stylesFallbackChain.isEmpty() && m_stylesFallbackChain.first() == QStringLiteral("Desktop")) {
         qmlRegisterType<DesktopIcon>(uri, 1, 0, "Icon");
     } else {
         qmlRegisterType(componentPath(QStringLiteral("Icon.qml")), uri, 1, 0, "Icon");