diff --git a/qt/make-dialog.cc b/qt/make-dialog.cc
index f718c8a69..7305a3cc7 100644
--- a/qt/make-dialog.cc
+++ b/qt/make-dialog.cc
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ MakeDialog :: onProgress( )
 
     // progress label
     const QString top = QString::fromLocal8Bit( myBuilder->top );
-    const QString base( QFileInfo(top).baseName() );
+    const QString base( QFileInfo(top).completeBaseName() );
     QString str;
     if( !b->isDone )
         str = tr( "Creating \"%1\"" ).arg( base );
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ MakeDialog :: makeTorrent( )
 
     // the file to create
     const QString path = QString::fromLocal8Bit( myBuilder->top );
-    const QString torrentName = QFileInfo(path).baseName() + QString::fromAscii(".torrent");
+    const QString torrentName = QFileInfo(path).completeBaseName() + QString::fromAscii(".torrent");
     myTarget = QDir( myDestination ).filePath( torrentName );
     std::cerr << qPrintable(myTarget) << std::endl;