diff --git a/ext/curl/interface.c b/ext/curl/interface.c
index 58861be455..831d940295 100644
--- a/ext/curl/interface.c
+++ b/ext/curl/interface.c
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ static void _php_curl_close(zend_rsrc_list_entry *rsrc TSRMLS_DC);
 
 #define PHP_CURL_CHECK_OPEN_BASEDIR(str, len)													\
 	if (((PG(open_basedir) && *PG(open_basedir)) || PG(safe_mode)) &&                                                \
-	    strncasecmp(str, "file://", sizeof("file://") - 1) == 0)								\
+	    strncasecmp(str, "file:", sizeof("file:") - 1) == 0)								\
 	{ 																							\
 		php_url *tmp_url; 																		\
 																								\