diff --git a/lib/index.js b/lib/index.js
index 27d09f9..aa0815c 100644
--- a/lib/index.js
+++ b/lib/index.js
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 
 import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
-import {URL, fileURLToPath} from 'url'
+import {URL} from 'url'
 import buffer from 'is-buffer'
 import {VFile} from 'vfile'
 
@@ -34,10 +34,10 @@ import {VFile} from 'vfile'
  * @returns {VFile}
  */
 export function toVFile(options) {
-  if (typeof options === 'string' || buffer(options)) {
+  if (typeof options === 'string' || options instanceof URL) {
+    options = {path: options}
+  } else if (buffer(options)) {
     options = {path: String(options)}
-  } else if (options instanceof URL) {
-    options = {path: fileURLToPath(options)}
   }
 
   return looksLikeAVFile(options) ? options : new VFile(options)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ffe08c4..4a5a200 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
   ],
   "dependencies": {
     "is-buffer": "^2.0.0",
-    "vfile": "^5.0.0"
+    "vfile": "^5.1.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@types/tape": "^4.0.0",