1 files changed, 4 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
index a3d71aeeab..cf33dde975 100644
--- a/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
+++ b/src/corelib/io/qfilesystemengine_unix.cpp
@@ -1193,8 +1193,10 @@ static QString freeDesktopTrashLocation(const QString &sourcePath)
                         | QFileDevice::ExeOwner;
         QString targetDir = topDir.filePath(trashDir);
         // deliberately not using mkpath, since we want to fail if topDir doesn't exist
-        if (topDir.mkdir(trashDir))
-            QFile::setPermissions(targetDir, ownerPerms);
+        bool created = QFileSystemEngine::createDirectory(QFileSystemEntry(targetDir), false, ownerPerms);
+        if (created)
+            return targetDir;
+        // maybe it already exists and is a directory
         if (QFileInfo(targetDir).isDir())
             return targetDir;
         return QString();