diff --git a/gramps2/ChangeLog b/gramps2/ChangeLog
index cd690d551..54c03d8ce 100644
--- a/gramps2/ChangeLog
+++ b/gramps2/ChangeLog
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 	(on_show_plugin_status,build_plugin_menus): Pass itself to PluginStatus.
 	* src/Plugins.py (PluginStatus.__init__): Set transent property.
 
+	* src/ReadGedcom.py (parse_person_object,parse_family_object):
+	Use absolute path to work around what seems a gnomevfs issue.
+
 2005-01-25 Eero Tamminen <eerot@sf>
 	* src/plugins/StatisticsChart.py:
 	  - Comment out debug output
diff --git a/gramps2/src/ReadGedcom.py b/gramps2/src/ReadGedcom.py
index a8d423b50..5ba48bd76 100644
--- a/gramps2/src/ReadGedcom.py
+++ b/gramps2/src/ReadGedcom.py
@@ -1150,7 +1150,7 @@ class GedcomParser:
                     photo = RelLib.MediaObject()
                     photo.set_path(path)
                     photo.set_description(title)
-                    photo.set_mime_type(Utils.get_mime_type(path))
+                    photo.set_mime_type(Utils.get_mime_type(os.path.abspath(path)))
                     self.db.add_object(photo, self.trans)
                     self.media_map[path] = photo.get_handle()
                 else:
@@ -1192,7 +1192,7 @@ class GedcomParser:
                 photo = RelLib.MediaObject()
                 photo.set_path(path)
                 photo.set_description(title)
-                photo.set_mime_type(Utils.get_mime_type(path))
+                photo.set_mime_type(Utils.get_mime_type(os.path.abspath(path)))
                 self.db.add_object(photo, self.trans)
                 oref = RelLib.MediaRef()
                 oref.set_reference_handle(photo.get_handle())