diff --git a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_vfs.inc.php b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_vfs.inc.php
index b4e7a9a134..41ca6e26a6 100644
--- a/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_vfs.inc.php
+++ b/phpgwapi/inc/class.egw_vfs.inc.php
@@ -534,6 +534,10 @@ class egw_vfs extends vfs_stream_wrapper
 	 */
 	static function _rm_rmdir($url)
 	{
+		if ($url[0] == '/')
+		{
+			$url = self::PREFIX . $url;
+		}
 		if (is_dir($url))
 		{
 			return rmdir($url);