diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Platform/IAssetLoader.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Platform/IAssetLoader.cs
index ec1f97f178..e3899784ad 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Platform/IAssetLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Platform/IAssetLoader.cs
@@ -74,6 +74,6 @@ namespace Avalonia.Platform
         /// <param name="uri">The URI.</param>
         /// <param name="baseUri">The base URI.</param>
         /// <returns>All matching assets as a tuple of the absolute path to the asset and the assembly containing the asset</returns>
-        IEnumerable<Uri> GetAssets(Uri uri, Uri baseUri);
+        IEnumerable<Uri> GetAssets(Uri uri, Uri? baseUri);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/Shared/PlatformSupport/AssetLoader.cs b/src/Shared/PlatformSupport/AssetLoader.cs
index 95ac79ae31..43f9211889 100644
--- a/src/Shared/PlatformSupport/AssetLoader.cs
+++ b/src/Shared/PlatformSupport/AssetLoader.cs
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ namespace Avalonia.Shared.PlatformSupport
         /// <param name="uri">The URI.</param>
         /// <param name="baseUri">Base URI that is used if <paramref name="uri"/> is relative.</param>
         /// <returns>All matching assets as a tuple of the absolute path to the asset and the assembly containing the asset</returns>
-        public IEnumerable<Uri> GetAssets(Uri uri, Uri baseUri)
+        public IEnumerable<Uri> GetAssets(Uri uri, Uri? baseUri)
         {
             if (uri.IsAbsoluteUri && uri.Scheme == "resm")
             {