diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-add-remote.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-add-remote.c
index cea6bfdff..f1b6f7b96 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-add-remote.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-add-remote.c
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ open_source_stream (GInputStream **out_source_stream,
         }
       else
         {
-          g_autoptr(GFile) file = g_file_new_for_path (opt_gpg_import[ii]);
+          g_autoptr(GFile) file = g_file_new_for_commandline_arg (opt_gpg_import[ii]);
           input_stream = G_INPUT_STREAM (g_file_read (file, cancellable, error));
 
           if (input_stream == NULL)
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-bundle.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-bundle.c
index 9b41efceb..b04af8fba 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-build-bundle.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-build-bundle.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ read_gpg_data (GCancellable *cancellable,
         }
       else
         {
-          g_autoptr(GFile) file = g_file_new_for_path (opt_gpg_file[ii]);
+          g_autoptr(GFile) file = g_file_new_for_commandline_arg (opt_gpg_file[ii]);
           input_stream = G_INPUT_STREAM (g_file_read (file, cancellable, error));
 
           if (input_stream == NULL)
diff --git a/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c b/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c
index 65e49124d..744a9f0e6 100644
--- a/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c
+++ b/app/flatpak-builtins-install.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ read_gpg_data (GCancellable *cancellable,
         }
       else
         {
-          g_autoptr(GFile) file = g_file_new_for_path (opt_gpg_file[ii]);
+          g_autoptr(GFile) file = g_file_new_for_commandline_arg (opt_gpg_file[ii]);
           input_stream = G_INPUT_STREAM (g_file_read (file, cancellable, error));
 
           if (input_stream == NULL)