diff --git a/tests/kdirlistertest_gui.cpp b/tests/kdirlistertest_gui.cpp
--- a/tests/kdirlistertest_gui.cpp
+++ b/tests/kdirlistertest_gui.cpp
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@
       lister->updateDirectory( QUrl::fromLocalFile("file:/usr/include") );
       lister->openUrl( QUrl::fromLocalFile("file:/usr/"), KDirLister::Keep | KDirLister::Reload );
     */
-    lister->openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QStringLiteral("file:/dev")), KDirLister::Keep | KDirLister::Reload);
+    lister->openUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(QStringLiteral("/dev")), KDirLister::Keep | KDirLister::Reload);
 #endif
 }