1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/net/http.rb b/lib/net/http.rb
index 37b6b82694..2fc541c2e8 100644
--- a/lib/net/http.rb
+++ b/lib/net/http.rb
@@ -1083,8 +1083,12 @@ module Net   #:nodoc:
     end
 
     def edit_path(path)
-      if proxy? and not use_ssl? then
-        "http://#{addr_port}#{path}"
+      if proxy?
+        if path.start_with?("ftp://") || use_ssl?
+          path
+        else
+          "http://#{addr_port}#{path}"
+        end
       else
         path
       end