diff --git a/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/FromSbt.scala b/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/FromSbt.scala
index 76c51f4cc..a7740b1e4 100644
--- a/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/FromSbt.scala
+++ b/plugin/src/main/scala-2.10/coursier/FromSbt.scala
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ object FromSbt {
   def repository(resolver: Resolver, ivyProperties: Map[String, String]): Option[Repository] =
     resolver match {
       case sbt.MavenRepository(_, root) =>
-        if (root.startsWith("http://") || root.startsWith("https://")) {
+        if (root.startsWith("http://") || root.startsWith("https://") || root.startsWith("file:/")) {
           val root0 = if (root.endsWith("/")) root else root + "/"
           Some(MavenRepository(root0, sbtAttrStub = true))
         } else {