diff --git a/xbmc/utils/URIUtils.cpp b/xbmc/utils/URIUtils.cpp
index 58fdde718acdf..bafa28920975c 100644
--- a/xbmc/utils/URIUtils.cpp
+++ b/xbmc/utils/URIUtils.cpp
@@ -368,11 +368,10 @@ bool URIUtils::GetParentPath(const CStdString& strPath, CStdString& strParent)
 
 CStdString URIUtils::SubstitutePath(const CStdString& strPath)
 {
-  CStdString strPathTrans = CSpecialProtocol::TranslatePath(strPath);
   for (CAdvancedSettings::StringMapping::iterator i = g_advancedSettings.m_pathSubstitutions.begin();
       i != g_advancedSettings.m_pathSubstitutions.end(); i++)
   {
-    if(CompareWithoutSlashAtEnd(strPathTrans, i->first))
+    if (strncmp(strPath.c_str(), i->first.c_str(), i->first.size()) == 0)
     {
       if (strPath.size() > i->first.size())
         return URIUtils::AddFileToFolder(i->second, strPath.Mid(i->first.size()));