diff --git a/src/graphics/GraphicsCacheItem.cpp b/src/graphics/GraphicsCacheItem.cpp
index b9bc390b52..4c04707975 100644
--- a/src/graphics/GraphicsCacheItem.cpp
+++ b/src/graphics/GraphicsCacheItem.cpp
@@ -349,8 +349,7 @@ static string const findTargetFormat(string const & from)
 bool CacheItem::Impl::tryDisplayFormat(FileName & filename, string & from)
 {
 	// First, check that the file exists!
-	// force a refresh.
-	filename_.lastModified();
+	filename_.refresh();
 	if (!filename_.isReadableFile()) {
 		if (status_ != ErrorNoFile) {
 			status_ = ErrorNoFile;
diff --git a/src/support/FileName.cpp b/src/support/FileName.cpp
index 09984fdab0..ffe14c4f88 100644
--- a/src/support/FileName.cpp
+++ b/src/support/FileName.cpp
@@ -460,6 +460,12 @@ FileName FileName::tempPath()
 }
 
 
+void FileName::refresh() const
+{
+	d->refresh();
+}
+
+
 time_t FileName::lastModified() const
 {
 	// QFileInfo caches information about the file. So, in case this file has
diff --git a/src/support/FileName.h b/src/support/FileName.h
index 51c149ff9e..3d64ad091f 100644
--- a/src/support/FileName.h
+++ b/src/support/FileName.h
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ public:
 
 	/// returns true if the file exists
 	bool exists() const;
+	/// refreshes the file info
+	void refresh() const;
 	/// \return true if this object points to a symbolic link.
 	bool isSymLink() const;
 	/// \return true if the file is empty.