diff --git a/plugins/share/shareplugin.cpp b/plugins/share/shareplugin.cpp
--- a/plugins/share/shareplugin.cpp
+++ b/plugins/share/shareplugin.cpp
@@ -89,10 +89,10 @@
     if (np.hasPayload()) {
         //qCDebug(KDECONNECT_PLUGIN_SHARE) << "receiving file";
         const QString filename = np.get<QString>(QStringLiteral("filename"), QString::number(QDateTime::currentMSecsSinceEpoch()));
-        const QUrl dir = destinationDir().adjusted(QUrl::StripTrailingSlash);
-        QUrl destination(dir.toString() + '/' + filename);
+        const QUrl dir = destinationDir().adjusted(QUrl::StripTrailingSlash | QUrl::RemoveScheme);
+        QUrl destination(QUrl::fromLocalFile(dir.toString() + '/' + filename));
         if (destination.isLocalFile() && QFile::exists(destination.toLocalFile())) {
-            destination = QUrl(dir.toString() + '/' + KIO::suggestName(dir, filename));
+            destination = QUrl(QUrl::fromLocalFile(dir.toString() + '/' + KIO::suggestName(dir, filename)));
         }
 
         FileTransferJob* job = np.createPayloadTransferJob(destination);