1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/java/org/apache/fop/afp/fonts/AFPFontReader.java b/src/java/org/apache/fop/afp/fonts/AFPFontReader.java
index 16c341ac4..07fafecd1 100644
--- a/src/java/org/apache/fop/afp/fonts/AFPFontReader.java
+++ b/src/java/org/apache/fop/afp/fonts/AFPFontReader.java
@@ -29,8 +29,10 @@ import java.net.URL;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.Log;
 import org.apache.commons.logging.LogFactory;
+
 import org.apache.fop.afp.AFPConstants;
 import org.apache.fop.afp.util.StructuredFieldReader;
 
@@ -146,7 +148,7 @@ public final class AFPFontReader {
             }
         }
 
-        File directory = new File(url.getPath());
+        File directory = FileUtils.toFile(url);
         if (!directory.canRead()) {
             String msg = "Failed to read directory " + url.getPath();
             log.error(msg);