diff --git a/src/pdf/quick/qquickpdfdocument.cpp b/src/pdf/quick/qquickpdfdocument.cpp
index 3d5f0fa..51be9e8 100644
--- a/src/pdf/quick/qquickpdfdocument.cpp
+++ b/src/pdf/quick/qquickpdfdocument.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #include <QQmlEngine>
 #include <QStandardPaths>
 #include <private/qguiapplication_p.h>
+#include <QQmlFile>
 
 QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 
@@ -95,7 +96,7 @@ void QQuickPdfDocument::setSource(QUrl source)
     if (source.scheme() == QLatin1String("qrc"))
         m_doc.load(QLatin1Char(':') + source.path());
     else
-        m_doc.load(source.path());
+        m_doc.load(QQmlFile::urlToLocalFileOrQrc(source));
 }
 
 /*!