diff --git a/lib/Cake/Cache/Engine/FileEngine.php b/lib/Cake/Cache/Engine/FileEngine.php
index 2eb26198601..eaf87738d05 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Cache/Engine/FileEngine.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Cache/Engine/FileEngine.php
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ public function write($key, $data, $duration) {
 		$expires = time() + $duration;
 		$contents = $expires . $lineBreak . $data . $lineBreak;
 
-		if (!$handle = fopen($this->_File->path, 'c')) {
+		if (!$handle = fopen($this->_File->getPathName(), 'c')) {
 		    return false;
 		}