diff --git a/linkcheck/checker/fileurl.py b/linkcheck/checker/fileurl.py
index adc7905c..c23d98f3 100644
--- a/linkcheck/checker/fileurl.py
+++ b/linkcheck/checker/fileurl.py
@@ -266,6 +266,12 @@ class FileUrl (urlbase.UrlBase):
         @return non-empty regex pattern or None
         @rtype String or None
         """
-        if not self.url:
+        url = self.url
+        if not url:
             return None
-        return re.escape(self.url)
+        if url.startswith('file://'):
+            i = url.rindex('/')
+            if i > 6:
+                # remove last filename to make directory internal
+                url = url[:i+1]
+        return re.escape(url)
diff --git a/tests/checker/data/a b/bl.html b/tests/checker/data/a b/bl.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0765d830
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/checker/data/a b/bl.html	
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+<a href="bl.html#bl">Broken link</a>
+<a name="BL"><em>Broken link target</em>
+<a href="el.html">External link</a>
diff --git a/tests/checker/data/a b/el.html b/tests/checker/data/a b/el.html
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..82d3502f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/checker/data/a b/el.html	
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+<a href="#bl">Broken link</a>
+<a name="BL"><em>Broken link target</em>
diff --git a/tests/checker/test_file.py b/tests/checker/test_file.py
index 45a45d71..ee897106 100644
--- a/tests/checker/test_file.py
+++ b/tests/checker/test_file.py
@@ -131,17 +131,31 @@ class TestFile (LinkCheckTest):
         self.direct(url, resultlines)
 
     def test_good_dir_space (self):
-        url = u"file://%(curdir)s/%(datadir)s/a b/" % self.get_attrs()
+        url = u"file://%(curdir)s/%(datadir)s/a b/bl.html" % self.get_attrs()
         nurl = self.norm(url)
+        url2 = u"file://%(curdir)s/%(datadir)s/a b/el.html" % self.get_attrs()
+        nurl2 = self.norm(url2)
         resultlines = [
             u"url %s" % url,
             u"cache key %s" % nurl,
             u"real url %s" % nurl,
             u"valid",
-            u"url t.txt",
-            u"cache key %st.txt" % nurl,
-            u"real url %st.txt" % nurl,
-            u"name t.txt",
+            u"url bl.html#bl",
+            u"cache key %s" % nurl,
+            u"real url %s" % nurl,
+            u"name Broken link",
+            u"warning Anchor `bl' not found. Available anchors: `BL'.",
+            u"valid",
+            u"url el.html",
+            u"cache key %s" % nurl2,
+            u"real url %s" % nurl2,
+            u"name External link",
+            u"valid",
+            u"url #bl",
+            u"cache key %s" % nurl2,
+            u"real url %s" % nurl2,
+            u"name Broken link",
+            u"warning Anchor `bl' not found. Available anchors: `BL'.",
             u"valid",
         ]
-        self.direct(url, resultlines, recursionlevel=1)
+        self.direct(url, resultlines, recursionlevel=2)