diff --git a/mozilla/mailnews/base/util/nsMsgProtocol.cpp b/mozilla/mailnews/base/util/nsMsgProtocol.cpp
index bf9a16849a7..baec33afefe 100644
--- a/mozilla/mailnews/base/util/nsMsgProtocol.cpp
+++ b/mozilla/mailnews/base/util/nsMsgProtocol.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ nsresult nsMsgProtocol::GetFileFromURL(nsIURI * aURL, nsIFile **aResult)
   // extract the file path from the uri...
   nsXPIDLCString filePath;
   aURL->GetPath(getter_Copies(filePath));
-  nsCAutoString urlSpec("file://%s");
+  nsCAutoString urlSpec("file://");
   urlSpec.Append(filePath.get());
   nsresult rv;