diff --git a/libgimp/gimploadprocedure.c b/libgimp/gimploadprocedure.c
index 487244138e..0b1259d387 100644
--- a/libgimp/gimploadprocedure.c
+++ b/libgimp/gimploadprocedure.c
@@ -178,7 +178,10 @@ gimp_load_procedure_run (GimpProcedure        *procedure,
   uri        = g_value_get_string (gimp_value_array_index (args, 1));
   /* raw_uri = g_value_get_string (gimp_value_array_index (args, 2)); */
 
-  file = g_file_new_for_uri (uri);
+  if (gimp_file_procedure_get_handles_uri (GIMP_FILE_PROCEDURE (procedure)))
+    file = g_file_new_for_uri (uri);
+  else
+    file = g_file_new_for_path (uri);
 
   remaining = gimp_value_array_new (gimp_value_array_length (args) - 3);
 
diff --git a/libgimp/gimpsaveprocedure.c b/libgimp/gimpsaveprocedure.c
index b8b41633fb..964860f4e2 100644
--- a/libgimp/gimpsaveprocedure.c
+++ b/libgimp/gimpsaveprocedure.c
@@ -165,7 +165,10 @@ gimp_save_procedure_run (GimpProcedure        *procedure,
   uri         = g_value_get_string         (gimp_value_array_index (args, 3));
   /* raw_uri  = g_value_get_string         (gimp_value_array_index (args, 4)); */
 
-  file = g_file_new_for_uri (uri);
+  if (gimp_file_procedure_get_handles_uri (GIMP_FILE_PROCEDURE (procedure)))
+    file = g_file_new_for_uri (uri);
+  else
+    file = g_file_new_for_path (uri);
 
   remaining = gimp_value_array_new (gimp_value_array_length (args) - 5);