diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 49d11668..8127dbf7 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@
     Type: bugfix
     Changed: linkcheck/url.py, linkcheck/tests/test_url.py
 
+  * Fix NT path name for network paths.
+    Type: bugfix
+    Closes: SF bug #1117839
+    Changed: linkcheck/checker/fileurl.py
+
 2.3 "Napoleon Dynamite" (released 3.2.2005)
 
   * Use and require Python >= 2.4.
diff --git a/linkcheck/checker/fileurl.py b/linkcheck/checker/fileurl.py
index 817d2e90..3791dd92 100644
--- a/linkcheck/checker/fileurl.py
+++ b/linkcheck/checker/fileurl.py
@@ -53,6 +53,16 @@ def get_files (dirname):
     return files
 
 
+def prepare_urlpath_for_nt (path):
+    """
+    URLs like 'file://server/path/' result in a path named '/server/path'.
+    However urllib.url2pathname expects '////server/path'.
+    """
+    if '|' not in path:
+        return "////"+path.lstrip("/")
+    return path
+
+
 def get_nt_filename (path):
     """
     Return case sensitive filename for NT path.
@@ -153,7 +163,10 @@ class FileUrl (urlbase.UrlBase):
         return True
 
     def get_os_filename (self):
-        return urllib.url2pathname(self.urlparts[2])
+        path = self.urlparts[2]
+        if os.name == 'nt':
+            path = prepare_urlpath_for_nt(path)
+        return urllib.url2pathname(path)
 
     def is_directory (self):
         filename = self.get_os_filename()