diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/launch/Locator.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/launch/Locator.java
index 59f67872e..ea30b1be6 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/launch/Locator.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/launch/Locator.java
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ public final class Locator {
     @Deprecated
     public static URL fileToURL(File file)
         throws MalformedURLException {
-        return new URL(file.getAbsoluteFile().toURI().toASCIIString());
+        return new URL(file.toURI().toASCIIString());
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
index b3e23368a..caaa82b61 100644
--- a/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
+++ b/src/main/org/apache/tools/ant/util/FileUtils.java
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ public class FileUtils {
      *      formed.
      */
     public URL getFileURL(File file) throws MalformedURLException {
-        return new URL(toURI(file.getAbsolutePath()));
+        return new URL(file.toURI().toASCIIString());
     }
 
     /**
@@ -1209,7 +1209,7 @@ public class FileUtils {
      * @since Ant 1.6
      */
     public String toURI(String path) {
-        return new File(path).getAbsoluteFile().toURI().toASCIIString();
+        return new File(path).toURI().toASCIIString();
     }
 
     /**