diff --git a/test/csync/csync_tests/check_csync_exclude.cpp b/test/csync/csync_tests/check_csync_exclude.cpp
index fa62df538..31af71ad0 100644
--- a/test/csync/csync_tests/check_csync_exclude.cpp
+++ b/test/csync/csync_tests/check_csync_exclude.cpp
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ static void check_placeholder_exclude(void **state)
     QByteArray expected = "\n#!version < 2.5.0\n*.owncloud\n";
 
     // Case 1: No file exists yet, parent dirs are missing too
-    path = tempDir.filePath("foo/bar/exclude.lst");
+    path = tempDir.path() + "/foo/bar/exclude.lst";
     ExcludedFiles::setupPlaceholderExclude(path, ".owncloud");
 
     assert_true(QFile::exists(path));