diff --git a/src/vs/base/common/labels.ts b/src/vs/base/common/labels.ts
index 1fa02234ebc541417df62c8f7d41bb9624deaefd..8a4a058d898bd822e92725862ce97c55247882a3 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/common/labels.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/common/labels.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ export function getPathLabel(resource: URI | string, userHomeProvider: IUserHome
 		if (isEqual(baseResource.uri, resource, !isLinux)) {
 			pathLabel = ''; // no label if paths are identical
 		} else {
-			pathLabel = normalize(ltrim(resource.toString().substr(baseResource.uri.toString().length), sep), true);
+			pathLabel = normalize(ltrim(resource.path.substr(baseResource.uri.path.length), sep), true);
 		}
 
 		if (hasMultipleRoots) {