diff --git a/src/Avalonia.Base/Platform/Storage/FileIO/StorageProviderHelpers.cs b/src/Avalonia.Base/Platform/Storage/FileIO/StorageProviderHelpers.cs
index 80654bb18c..55e84ee937 100644
--- a/src/Avalonia.Base/Platform/Storage/FileIO/StorageProviderHelpers.cs
+++ b/src/Avalonia.Base/Platform/Storage/FileIO/StorageProviderHelpers.cs
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ internal static class StorageProviderHelpers
             .Replace("]", $"%{(int)']':X2}")
             .ToString();
 
-        return Path.IsPathRooted(path) ?
-            new UriBuilder("file", string.Empty) { Path = uriPath }.Uri :
-            new Uri(uriPath, UriKind.Relative);
+        return new UriBuilder("file", string.Empty) { Path = uriPath }.Uri;
     }
     
     public static string NameWithExtension(string path, string? defaultExtension, FilePickerFileType? filter)
diff --git a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/Utilities/UriExtensionsTests.cs b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/Utilities/UriExtensionsTests.cs
index 4ab4f6c7ff..b648b0d178 100644
--- a/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/Utilities/UriExtensionsTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Avalonia.Base.UnitTests/Utilities/UriExtensionsTests.cs
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@ public class UriExtensionsTests
     }
     
     [Theory]
-    [InlineData("C://Work/Projects.txt")]
     [InlineData("/home/Projects.txt")]
     [InlineData("/home/Stahování/Požární kniha 2.txt")]
     [InlineData("C:\\%51.txt")]