diff --git a/mozilla/java/plugins/classes/org/mozilla/pluglet/PlugletLoader.java b/mozilla/java/plugins/classes/org/mozilla/pluglet/PlugletLoader.java
index 9d8fcc2fe41..968e6eaa4bd 100644
--- a/mozilla/java/plugins/classes/org/mozilla/pluglet/PlugletLoader.java
+++ b/mozilla/java/plugins/classes/org/mozilla/pluglet/PlugletLoader.java
@@ -40,9 +40,9 @@ public class PlugletLoader {
     public static PlugletFactory getPluglet(String path) {
 	try {
 	    org.mozilla.util.DebugPluglet.print("-- PlugletLoader.getPluglet("+path+")\n"); 
-	    URL url = new URL("file://"+path);
+	    URL url = new URL("file:"+path);
 	    URLClassLoader loader = URLClassLoader.newInstance(new URL[]{url});
-	    URL manifestURL = new URL("jar:file://"+path+"!/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF");
+	    URL manifestURL = new URL("jar:file:"+path+"!/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF");
 	    InputStream inputStream = manifestURL.openStream();
 	    Manifest manifest = new Manifest(inputStream);
 	    Attributes attr = manifest.getMainAttributes();
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ public class PlugletLoader {
     public static String getMIMEDescription(String path) {
 	try {
 	    org.mozilla.util.DebugPluglet.print("-- PlugletLoader.getMIMEDescription("+path+")\n");
-	    URL manifestURL = new URL("jar:file://"+path+"!/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF");
+	    URL manifestURL = new URL("jar:file:"+path+"!/META-INF/MANIFEST.MF");
 	    InputStream inputStream = manifestURL.openStream();
 	    Manifest manifest = new Manifest(inputStream);
 	    Attributes attr = manifest.getMainAttributes();