diff --git a/ext/pdf/pdf.c b/ext/pdf/pdf.c
index 34ba2eeedbd..9b80193885a 100644
--- a/ext/pdf/pdf.c
+++ b/ext/pdf/pdf.c
@@ -2341,6 +2341,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(pdf_open_gif) {
 
 #ifdef VIRTUAL_DIR
 	virtual_filepath((*arg2)->value.str.val, &image);
+#else
+	image = (*arg2)->value.str.val;
 #endif
 
 	pdf_image = PDF_open_image_file(pdf, "gif", image, "", 0);
@@ -2380,6 +2382,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(pdf_open_jpeg) {
 
 #ifdef VIRTUAL_DIR
 	virtual_filepath((*arg2)->value.str.val, &image);
+#else
+	image = (*arg2)->value.str.val;
 #endif
 
 	pdf_image = PDF_open_image_file(pdf, "jpeg", image, "", 0);
@@ -2419,6 +2423,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(pdf_open_png) {
 
 #ifdef VIRTUAL_DIR
 	virtual_filepath((*arg2)->value.str.val, &image);
+#else
+	image = (*arg2)->value.str.val;
 #endif
 
 	pdf_image = PDF_open_image_file(pdf, "png", image, "", 0);
@@ -2458,6 +2464,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(pdf_open_tiff) {
 
 #ifdef VIRTUAL_DIR
 	virtual_filepath((*arg2)->value.str.val, &image);
+#else
+	image = (*arg2)->value.str.val;
 #endif
 
 	pdf_image = PDF_open_image_file(pdf, "tiff", image, "", 0);
@@ -2498,6 +2506,8 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(pdf_open_image_file) {
 
 #ifdef VIRTUAL_DIR
 	virtual_filepath((*arg3)->value.str.val, &image);
+#else
+	image = (*arg3)->value.str.val;
 #endif
 
 	pdf_image = PDF_open_image_file(pdf, (*arg2)->value.str.val, image, "", 0);