1 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/util/src/org/aspectj/util/FileUtil.java b/util/src/org/aspectj/util/FileUtil.java
index c7663ae63..34bf103a9 100644
--- a/util/src/org/aspectj/util/FileUtil.java
+++ b/util/src/org/aspectj/util/FileUtil.java
@@ -341,10 +341,14 @@ public class FileUtil {
      */
     public static String getBestPath(File file) {
         LangUtil.throwIaxIfNull(file, "file");
-        try {
-            return file.getCanonicalPath();
-        } catch (IOException e) {
-            return file.getAbsolutePath();
+        if (file.exists()) {
+	        try {
+	            return file.getCanonicalPath();
+	        } catch (IOException e) {
+	            return file.getAbsolutePath();
+	        }
+        } else {
+        	return file.getPath();
         }
     }