diff --git a/tests/testnotificationlistener.cpp b/tests/testnotificationlistener.cpp
index bf781e6a4..bf700f54f 100644
--- a/tests/testnotificationlistener.cpp
+++ b/tests/testnotificationlistener.cpp
@@ -370,7 +370,7 @@ void TestNotificationListener::testNotify()
         QCOMPARE(retId, replacesId);
         QCOMPARE(++proxiedNotifications, d->getSentPackets());
         QVERIFY(d->getLastPacket()->hasPayload());
-        QCOMPARE(d->getLastPacket()->payloadSize(), fi.size());
+        QCOMPARE(d->getLastPacket()->payloadSize(), QFile(fi.baseName()).size());
         // works also with absolute paths
         retId = listener->Notify(appName, replacesId, iconName, summary, body, {}, {{}}, 0);
         QCOMPARE(retId, replacesId);