diff --git a/src/gui/updater/sparkleupdater_mac.mm b/src/gui/updater/sparkleupdater_mac.mm
index ab962ae9b66d..86b185294108 100644
--- a/src/gui/updater/sparkleupdater_mac.mm
+++ b/src/gui/updater/sparkleupdater_mac.mm
@@ -270,8 +270,7 @@ - (void)userDidCancelDownload:(SUUpdater *)updater
 
 void SparkleUpdater::setUpdateUrl(const QUrl &url)
 {
-    NSURL* nsurl = [NSURL URLWithString:url.toString().toNSString()];
-    [_interface->updater setFeedURL: nsurl];
+    [_interface->updater setFeedURL:url.toNSURL()];
 }
 
 bool SparkleUpdater::autoUpdaterAllowed()