diff --git a/src/com/android/providers/downloads/DownloadProvider.java b/src/com/android/providers/downloads/DownloadProvider.java
index 4b23024..2d914c4 100644
--- a/src/com/android/providers/downloads/DownloadProvider.java
+++ b/src/com/android/providers/downloads/DownloadProvider.java
@@ -1230,9 +1230,15 @@
             throw new FileNotFoundException("No filename found.");
         }
 
-        final File file = new File(path);
+        final File file;
+        try {
+            file = new File(path).getCanonicalFile();
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            throw new FileNotFoundException(e.getMessage());
+        }
+
         if (!Helpers.isFilenameValid(getContext(), file)) {
-            throw new FileNotFoundException("Invalid file: " + file);
+            throw new FileNotFoundException("Invalid file path: " + file);
         }
 
         final int pfdMode = ParcelFileDescriptor.parseMode(mode);
diff --git a/src/com/android/providers/downloads/Helpers.java b/src/com/android/providers/downloads/Helpers.java
index 0aa49c0..1b4c911 100644
--- a/src/com/android/providers/downloads/Helpers.java
+++ b/src/com/android/providers/downloads/Helpers.java
@@ -341,7 +341,6 @@
     static boolean isFilenameValid(Context context, File file) {
         final File[] whitelist;
         try {
-            file = file.getCanonicalFile();
             whitelist = new File[] {
                     context.getFilesDir().getCanonicalFile(),
                     context.getCacheDir().getCanonicalFile(),