diff --git a/checkstyle/plugin.jelly b/checkstyle/plugin.jelly
index 9f258895..d7d38c6e 100644
--- a/checkstyle/plugin.jelly
+++ b/checkstyle/plugin.jelly
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@
         <j:otherwise>
           <j:set
             var="checkstyleProperties"
-            value="file:///${plugin.resources}/${maven.checkstyle.format}_checks.xml"/>
+            value="file:${plugin.resources}/${maven.checkstyle.format}_checks.xml"/>
           <util:replace oldChar="\\" newChar="/" value="${checkstyleProperties}" var="checkstyleProperties" />
         </j:otherwise>
       </j:choose>