diff --git a/src/font_file_lister_coretext.mm b/src/font_file_lister_coretext.mm
index dbe6589d2..f6b35d9f1 100644
--- a/src/font_file_lister_coretext.mm
+++ b/src/font_file_lister_coretext.mm
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ void process_font(CollectionResult& ret, NSFontDescriptor *font, int bold, bool
 		}
 	}
 
-	ret.paths.push_back(url.absoluteString.UTF8String);
+	ret.paths.push_back(url.fileSystemRepresentation);
 }
 }