diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/launch/Locator.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/launch/Locator.java
index 57d5fccf9..17cadaec2 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/launch/Locator.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/launch/Locator.java
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ import java.text.CharacterIterator;
 import java.text.StringCharacterIterator;
 import java.util.Locale;
 
+import org.apache.tools.ant.util.FileUtils;
+
 // CheckStyle:LineLengthCheck OFF - urls are long!
 /**
  * The Locator is a utility class which is used to find certain items
@@ -401,11 +403,7 @@ public final class Locator {
      */
     public static URL fileToURL(File file)
         throws MalformedURLException {
-        try {
-            return new URL(encodeURI(file.toURL().toString()));
-        } catch (UnsupportedEncodingException ex) {
-            throw new MalformedURLException(ex.toString());
-        }
+        return FileUtils.getFileUtils().getFileURL(file);
     }
 
     /**