diff --git a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
index 1eee031a41..65feec64b0 100644
--- a/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
+++ b/src/Mod/Fem/App/FemMesh.cpp
@@ -1524,8 +1524,8 @@ void FemMesh::writeABAQUS(const std::string &Filename, int elemParam, bool group
     }
 
     // write all data to file
-    std::ofstream anABAQUS_Output;
-    anABAQUS_Output.open(Filename.c_str());
+    Base::FileInfo fi(Filename);
+    Base::ofstream anABAQUS_Output(fi);
     anABAQUS_Output.precision(13);  // https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=22759#p176669
 
     // add some text and make sure one of the known elemParam values is used