diff --git a/panda/src/cocoadisplay/cocoaGraphicsWindow.mm b/panda/src/cocoadisplay/cocoaGraphicsWindow.mm
index 84a722e5c6..ebb35589df 100644
--- a/panda/src/cocoadisplay/cocoaGraphicsWindow.mm
+++ b/panda/src/cocoadisplay/cocoaGraphicsWindow.mm
@@ -1351,7 +1351,7 @@ load_image_data(const Filename &filename) {
   cocoadisplay_cat.info()
     << "Loading NSImage from file " << resolved << "\n";
 
-  PT(VirtualFile) vfile = vfs->get_file(filename);
+  PT(VirtualFile) vfile = vfs->get_file(resolved);
   if (vfile == NULL) {
     return nil;
   }