diff --git a/src/enclosure.cpp b/src/enclosure.cpp
index 716c4826..f3a3121c 100644
--- a/src/enclosure.cpp
+++ b/src/enclosure.cpp
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ QString Enclosure::cachedEmbeddedImage() const
     if (imageFound) {
         return cachedpath;
     } else {
-        return QUrl::fromLocalFile(cachedpath).toString();
+        return QStringLiteral("");
     }
 }