diff --git a/src/qt/qt_mediahistorymanager.cpp b/src/qt/qt_mediahistorymanager.cpp
index 2c08f66f9..a672c0843 100644
--- a/src/qt/qt_mediahistorymanager.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/qt_mediahistorymanager.cpp
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ MediaHistoryManager::removeMissingImages(device_index_list_t &device_history)
             continue;
         }
         // For this check, explicitly prepend `usr_path` to relative paths to account for $CWD platform variances
-        QFileInfo absolute_path = file_info.isRelative() ? getUsrPath().append(file_info.filePath()) : file_info;
+        QFileInfo absolute_path = file_info.isRelative() ? QFileInfo(getUsrPath().append(file_info.filePath())) : file_info;
         if(!absolute_path.exists()) {
             qWarning("Image file %s does not exist - removing from history", qPrintable(file_info.filePath()));
             checked_path = "";