diff --git a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/util.js b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/util.js
index 1f3aef630..5b0601f23 100644
--- a/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/util.js
+++ b/packages/node_modules/@node-red/registry/lib/util.js
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 
 const path = require("path");
 const semver = require("semver");
+const url = require("url");
 const {events,i18n,log} = require("@node-red/util");
 
 var runtime;
@@ -53,8 +54,8 @@ function requireModule(name) {
 function importModule(name) {
     var moduleInfo = require("./index").getModuleInfo(name);
     if (moduleInfo && moduleInfo.path) {
-        var relPath = path.relative(__dirname, moduleInfo.path);
-        return import(relPath);
+        const moduleFile = url.pathToFileURL(require.resolve(moduleInfo.path));
+        return import(moduleFile);
     } else {
         // Require it here to avoid the circular dependency
         return require("./externalModules").import(name);