diff --git a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
index 368d7b42f3a..f193d0053fc 100644
--- a/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
+++ b/src/vs/code/electron-main/app.ts
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ export class CodeApplication extends Disposable {
 				// Catch file URLs
 				if (uri.authority === Schemas.file && !!uri.path) {
 					const cli = assign(Object.create(null), environmentService.args);
-					const urisToOpen = [{ fileUri: uri }];
+					const urisToOpen = [{ fileUri: URI.file(uri.fsPath) }];
 
 					windowsMainService.open({ context: OpenContext.API, cli, urisToOpen, gotoLineMode: true });