diff --git a/mapeditor/BitmapHandler.cpp b/mapeditor/BitmapHandler.cpp
index 77d7c58e5..bbd0fa177 100644
--- a/mapeditor/BitmapHandler.cpp
+++ b/mapeditor/BitmapHandler.cpp
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ QImage BitmapHandler::loadBitmapFromDir(std::string path, std::string fname, boo
 	}
 	else
 	{ //loading via SDL_Image
-		QImage image(QString::fromStdString(fullpath->native()));
+		QImage image(QString::fromStdString(fullpath->make_preferred().string()));
 		if(!image.isNull())
 		{
 			if(image.bitPlaneCount() == 1)
diff --git a/mapeditor/mainwindow.cpp b/mapeditor/mainwindow.cpp
index 25250c188..9079c6b81 100644
--- a/mapeditor/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/mapeditor/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ void MainWindow::initializeMap(bool isNew)
 
 void MainWindow::on_actionOpen_triggered()
 {
-	auto filenameSelect = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Open Image"), QString::fromStdString(VCMIDirs::get().userCachePath().native()), tr("Homm3 Files (*.vmap *.h3m)"));
+	auto filenameSelect = QFileDialog::getOpenFileName(this, tr("Open Image"), QString::fromStdString(VCMIDirs::get().userCachePath().make_preferred().string()), tr("Homm3 Files (*.vmap *.h3m)"));
 	
 	if(filenameSelect.isNull())
 		return;