diff --git a/mux/src/localpane.rs b/mux/src/localpane.rs
index 09f72878061..765630f59a7 100644
--- a/mux/src/localpane.rs
+++ b/mux/src/localpane.rs
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ impl LocalPane {
         {
             let leader = self.get_leader(policy);
             if let Some(path) = &leader.current_working_dir {
-                return Url::parse(&format!("file://localhost{}", path.display())).ok();
+                return Url::from_directory_path(path).ok();
             }
             return None;
         }
@@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ impl LocalPane {
             // Since windows paths typically start with something like C:\,
             // we cannot simply stick `localhost` on the front; we have to
             // omit the hostname otherwise the url parser is unhappy.
-            return Url::parse(&format!("file://{}", fg.cwd.display())).ok();
+            return Url::from_directory_path(fg.cwd).ok();
         }
 
         #[allow(unreachable_code)]