diff --git a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
index 7062a37241..abfbeb25d4 100644
--- a/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/plugin/qlibrary_unix.cpp
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@
 
 #include <qfile.h>
 #include "qlibrary_p.h"
-#include <qfileinfo.h>
 #include <qcoreapplication.h>
+#include <private/qfilesystementry_p.h>
 
 #ifndef QT_NO_LIBRARY
 
@@ -84,10 +84,10 @@ bool QLibraryPrivate::load_sys()
 {
     QString attempt;
 #if !defined(QT_NO_DYNAMIC_LIBRARY)
-    QFileInfo fi(fileName);
+    QFileSystemEntry fsEntry(fileName);
 
-    QString path = fi.path();
-    QString name = fi.fileName();
+    QString path = fsEntry.path();
+    QString name = fsEntry.fileName();
     if (path == QLatin1String(".") && !fileName.startsWith(path))
         path.clear();
     else