diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiLog.cpp b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiLog.cpp
index 427e98961a..0b9dd5007e 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/GuiLog.cpp
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/GuiLog.cpp
@@ -196,8 +196,7 @@ void GuiLog::on_openDirPB_clicked()
 	support::FileName dir = logfile_.onlyPath();
 	if (!dir.exists())
 		return;
-	QUrl qdir(toqstr(from_utf8("file://" + dir.absFileName())),
-			  QUrl::StrictMode);
+	QUrl qdir(QUrl::fromLocalFile(toqstr(from_utf8(dir.absFileName()))));
 	// Give hints in case of bugs
 	if (!qdir.isValid()) {
 		LYXERR0("QUrl is invalid!");
diff --git a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/LogUi.ui b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/LogUi.ui
index f2497fedc8..3a3db849e3 100644
--- a/src/frontends/qt4/ui/LogUi.ui
+++ b/src/frontends/qt4/ui/LogUi.ui
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@
  </widget>
  <tabstops>
   <tabstop>logTB</tabstop>
-  <tabstop>copyPB</tabstop>
+  <tabstop>openDirPB</tabstop>
   <tabstop>updatePB</tabstop>
   <tabstop>closePB</tabstop>
  </tabstops>