diff --git a/src/lib/searchstore.cpp b/src/lib/searchstore.cpp
--- a/src/lib/searchstore.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/searchstore.cpp
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@
         return tr->postingIterator(q);
     }
     else if (property == "includefolder") {
-        const QByteArray folder = QFile::encodeName(QFileInfo(value.toString()).canonicalPath());
+        const QByteArray folder = QFile::encodeName(QFileInfo(value.toString()).canonicalFilePath());
 
         Q_ASSERT(!folder.isEmpty());
         Q_ASSERT(folder.startsWith('/'));