diff --git a/gwenview/lib/mimetypeutils.cpp b/gwenview/lib/mimetypeutils.cpp
index 6cbbff5f..3f238eb6 100644
--- a/gwenview/lib/mimetypeutils.cpp
+++ b/gwenview/lib/mimetypeutils.cpp
@@ -65,10 +65,12 @@ QString urlMimeType(const KUrl& url)
     // Try a simple guess, using extension for remote urls
     QString mimeType = KMimeType::findByUrl(url)->name();
     if (mimeType == "application/octet-stream") {
-        kDebug() << "KMimeType::findByUrl() failed to find mimetype for" << url << ". Falling back to KIO::NetAccess::mimetype().";
+        kDebug() << "KMimeType::findByUrl() failed to find mimetype for" << url << ". Falling back to KIO::stat().";
         // No luck, look deeper. This can happens with http urls if the filename
         // does not provide any extension.
-        mimeType = KIO::NetAccess::mimetype(url, KApplication::kApplication()->activeWindow());
+        KIO::UDSEntry statentry;
+        KIO::NetAccess::stat(url, statentry, KApplication::kApplication()->activeWindow());
+        mimeType = statentry.stringValue(KIO::UDSEntry::UDS_MIME_TYPE);
     }
     return mimeType;
 }