diff --git a/src/mirall/utility_unix.cpp b/src/mirall/utility_unix.cpp
index 569ac5a2e..3eb27e06f 100644
--- a/src/mirall/utility_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/mirall/utility_unix.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ static void setupFavLink_private(const QString &folder) {
 // can be replaces for qt5 with QStandardPaths
 QString getUserAutostartDir_private()
 {
-    QString config = QLatin1String(qgetenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"));
+    QString config = QFile::decodeName(qgetenv("XDG_CONFIG_HOME"));
 
     if (config.isEmpty()) {
         config = QDir::homePath()+QLatin1String("/.config");