diff --git a/lib/core/pluginLoader.js b/lib/core/pluginLoader.js
index 1a5911131..871e8b111 100644
--- a/lib/core/pluginLoader.js
+++ b/lib/core/pluginLoader.js
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 import path from 'node:path';
 import { readdir as _readdir } from 'node:fs';
 import { promisify } from 'node:util';
-
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
 import { importGlobalSilent } from 'import-global';
 const readdir = promisify(_readdir);
-const __dirname = path.dirname(import.meta.url);
 
 const defaultPlugins = new Set([
   'browsertime',
@@ -23,6 +22,10 @@ const defaultPlugins = new Set([
   'remove'
 ]);
 
+const currentFilePath = fileURLToPath(import.meta.url);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(currentFilePath);
+
+// Construct a normal path
 const pluginsDir = path.join(__dirname, '..', 'plugins');
 
 export async function parsePluginNames(options) {
@@ -49,7 +52,7 @@ export async function parsePluginNames(options) {
     return pluginNames;
   };
 
-  const files = await readdir(new URL(pluginsDir));
+  const files = await readdir(pluginsDir);
 
   const builtins = files.map(name => path.basename(name, '.js'));
   // eslint-disable-next-line unicorn/no-array-callback-reference