diff --git a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/FileLogger.scala b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/FileLogger.scala
index b5f2ec6831d2..9d9312a15f39 100644
--- a/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/FileLogger.scala
+++ b/core/src/main/scala/org/apache/spark/util/FileLogger.scala
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ private[spark] class FileLogger(
     val dstream = uri.getScheme match {
       case "file" | null =>
         // Second parameter is whether to append
-        new FileOutputStream(logPath, !overwrite)
+        new FileOutputStream(uri.getPath, !overwrite)
 
       case _ =>
         val path = new Path(logPath)