diff --git modules/gui/macosx/intf.m modules/gui/macosx/intf.m
index acf1d30..46d610c 100644
--- modules/gui/macosx/intf.m
+++ modules/gui/macosx/intf.m
@@ -882,7 +882,7 @@ static VLCMain *_o_sharedMainInstance = nil;
 - (BOOL)application:(NSApplication *)o_app openFile:(NSString *)o_filename
 {
     BOOL b_autoplay = config_GetInt( VLCIntf, "macosx-autoplay" );
-    char *psz_uri = make_URI([o_filename UTF8String], "file" );
+    char *psz_uri = make_URI([[o_filename precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping] UTF8String], "file" );
     if( !psz_uri )
         return( FALSE );

diff --git modules/gui/macosx/misc.m modules/gui/macosx/misc.m
index 39d17a6..fee4556 100644
--- modules/gui/macosx/misc.m
+++ modules/gui/macosx/misc.m
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ static NSMutableArray *blackoutWindows = NULL;

             if (count == 1 && p_input)
             {
-                b_returned = input_AddSubtitle( p_input, make_URI([[o_values objectAtIndex:0] UTF8String], NULL), true );
+                b_returned = input_AddSubtitle( p_input, make_URI([[[o_values objectAtIndex:0] precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping] UTF8String], NULL), true );
                 vlc_object_release( p_input );
                 if(!b_returned)
                     return YES;
@@ -444,7 +444,7 @@ static NSMutableArray *blackoutWindows = NULL;
             for( NSUInteger i = 0; i < count; i++)
             {
                 NSDictionary *o_dic;
-                char *psz_uri = make_URI([[o_values objectAtIndex:i] UTF8String], NULL);
+                char *psz_uri = make_URI([[[o_values objectAtIndex:i] precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping] UTF8String], NULL);
                 if( !psz_uri )
                     continue;

@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ static NSMutableArray *blackoutWindows = NULL;

             if (count == 1 && p_input)
             {
-                b_returned = input_AddSubtitle( p_input, make_URI([[o_values objectAtIndex:0] UTF8String], NULL), true );
+                b_returned = input_AddSubtitle( p_input, make_URI([[[o_values objectAtIndex:0] precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping] UTF8String], NULL), true );
                 vlc_object_release( p_input );
                 if(!b_returned)
                     return YES;
@@ -544,7 +544,7 @@ static NSMutableArray *blackoutWindows = NULL;
             for( NSUInteger i = 0; i < count; i++)
             {
                 NSDictionary *o_dic;
-                char *psz_uri = make_URI([[o_values objectAtIndex:i] UTF8String], NULL);
+                char *psz_uri = make_URI([[[o_values objectAtIndex:i] precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping] UTF8String], NULL);
                 if( !psz_uri )
                     continue;

@@ -944,7 +944,7 @@ void _drawFrameInRect(NSRect frameRect)

             if (count == 1 && p_input)
             {
-                b_returned = input_AddSubtitle( p_input, make_URI([[o_values objectAtIndex:0] UTF8String], NULL), true );
+                b_returned = input_AddSubtitle( p_input, make_URI([[[o_values objectAtIndex:0] precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping] UTF8String], NULL), true );
                 vlc_object_release( p_input );
                 if(!b_returned)
                     return YES;
@@ -955,7 +955,7 @@ void _drawFrameInRect(NSRect frameRect)
             for( NSUInteger i = 0; i < count; i++)
             {
                 NSDictionary *o_dic;
-                char *psz_uri = make_URI([[o_values objectAtIndex:i] UTF8String], NULL);
+                char *psz_uri = make_URI([[[o_values objectAtIndex:i] precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping] UTF8String], NULL);
                 if( !psz_uri )
                     continue;

diff --git modules/gui/macosx/open.m modules/gui/macosx/open.m
index 9a67fc3..e45a2fe 100644
--- modules/gui/macosx/open.m
+++ modules/gui/macosx/open.m
@@ -592,7 +592,7 @@ static VLCOpen *_o_sharedMainInstance = nil;

         [[NSFileManager defaultManager] fileExistsAtPath:o_file_path isDirectory:&b_dir];

-        char *psz_uri = make_URI([o_file_path UTF8String], "file");
+        char *psz_uri = make_URI([[o_file_path UTF8String] precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping], "file");
         if( !psz_uri ) return;

         NSMutableString *o_mrl_string = [NSMutableString stringWithUTF8String: psz_uri ];
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ static VLCOpen *_o_sharedMainInstance = nil;
         for( NSUInteger i = 0; i < count; i++ )
         {
             NSDictionary *o_dic;
-            char *psz_uri = make_URI([[o_values objectAtIndex:i] UTF8String], "file");
+            char *psz_uri = make_URI([[[o_values objectAtIndex:i] precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping] UTF8String], "file");
             if( !psz_uri )
                 continue;

diff --git modules/gui/macosx/playlist.m modules/gui/macosx/playlist.m
index 41f0f93..428c118 100644
--- modules/gui/macosx/playlist.m
+++ modules/gui/macosx/playlist.m
@@ -1659,7 +1659,7 @@

         if (count == 1 && p_input)
         {
-            b_returned = input_AddSubtitle( p_input, make_URI([[o_values objectAtIndex:0] UTF8String], NULL), true );
+            b_returned = input_AddSubtitle( p_input, make_URI([[[o_values objectAtIndex:0] precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping] UTF8String], NULL), true );
             vlc_object_release( p_input );
             if(!b_returned)
                 return YES;
@@ -1670,7 +1670,7 @@
         for( NSUInteger i = 0; i < count; i++)
         {
             NSDictionary *o_dic;
-            char *psz_uri = make_URI([[o_values objectAtIndex:i] UTF8String], NULL);
+            char *psz_uri = make_URI([[[o_values objectAtIndex:i] precomposedStringWithCanonicalMapping] UTF8String], NULL);
             if( !psz_uri )
                 continue;