diff --git a/glfw/cocoa_window.m b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
index 69856262d..2a9b805fe 100644
--- a/glfw/cocoa_window.m
+++ b/glfw/cocoa_window.m
@@ -1669,14 +1669,10 @@ send_data_available_event_on_next_event_loop_tick(GLFWid wid, const char *mime)
 static void
 create_uri_list(_GLFWDropData *d, NSArray *urls) {
     NSMutableArray<NSString *> *items = [NSMutableArray array];
-    NSCharacterSet *c1 = [NSCharacterSet URLQueryAllowedCharacterSet];
-    NSCharacterSet *c2 = [NSCharacterSet URLPathAllowedCharacterSet];
+    NSCharacterSet *allowedChars = [NSCharacterSet URLQueryAllowedCharacterSet];
     for (NSURL *url in urls) {
         NSCharacterSet *allowedChars = c1;
-        if ([url isFileURL]) {
-            url = [url filePathURL];
-            allowedChars = c2;
-        }
+        if ([url isFileURL]) url = [url filePathURL];
         NSString *absoluteString = url.absoluteString;
         NSString *q = [absoluteString stringByAddingPercentEncodingWithAllowedCharacters:allowedChars];
         [items addObject:q];