diff --git a/netwerk/protocol/resource/src/nsResourceProtocolHandler.cpp b/netwerk/protocol/resource/src/nsResourceProtocolHandler.cpp
index e51a71523873..c694008b6370 100644
--- a/netwerk/protocol/resource/src/nsResourceProtocolHandler.cpp
+++ b/netwerk/protocol/resource/src/nsResourceProtocolHandler.cpp
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ nsResourceProtocolHandler::NewChannel(const char* verb, nsIURI* uri,
     
     nsIChannel* channel;
     rv = serv->NewChannel(verb, filePath, uri, aLoadGroup, notificationCallbacks,
-                          loadAttributes, originalURI, &channel);
+                          loadAttributes, originalURI ? originalURI : uri, &channel);
     nsCRT::free(filePath);
     if (NS_FAILED(rv)) return rv;