diff --git a/companion/src/mainwindow.cpp b/companion/src/mainwindow.cpp
index 2460d461a..9532a339d 100644
--- a/companion/src/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/companion/src/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -298,11 +298,7 @@ void MainWindow::checkForCompanionUpdateFinished(QNetworkReply * reply)
                                         QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No);
 
         if (ret == QMessageBox::Yes) {
-#if defined __APPLE__
-          QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save As"), g.updatesDir() + QString(COMPANION_INSTALLER).arg(version));
-#else
-          QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save As"), g.updatesDir() + QString(COMPANION_INSTALLER).arg(version), tr("Executable (*.exe)"));
-#endif
+          QString fileName = QFileDialog::getSaveFileName(this, tr("Save As"), qDir(g.updatesDir()).absoluteFilePath(QString(COMPANION_INSTALLER).arg(version)), tr("Executable (*.exe)"));
           if (!fileName.isEmpty()) {
             g.updatesDir(QFileInfo(fileName).dir().absolutePath());
             downloadDialog * dd = new downloadDialog(this, QString("%1/%2").arg(getCompanionUpdateBaseUrl()).arg(QString(COMPANION_INSTALLER).arg(version)), fileName);