diff --git a/plugins/amazonq/shared/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/lsp/util/LspEditorUtil.kt b/plugins/amazonq/shared/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/lsp/util/LspEditorUtil.kt
index dd35c32e719..bdd2f33f1a5 100644
--- a/plugins/amazonq/shared/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/lsp/util/LspEditorUtil.kt
+++ b/plugins/amazonq/shared/jetbrains-community/src/software/aws/toolkits/jetbrains/services/amazonq/lsp/util/LspEditorUtil.kt
@@ -45,15 +45,10 @@ object LspEditorUtil {
     }
 
     private fun toUri(file: File): URI {
-        try {
-            // URI scheme specified by language server protocol
-            val uri = URI("file", "", file.absoluteFile.toURI().path, null)
-            val fallback = file.toPath().toAbsolutePath().normalize().toUri()
-            return if (uri.isCompliant()) uri else fallback
-        } catch (e: URISyntaxException) {
-            LOG.warn { "${e.localizedMessage}: $e" }
-            return file.absoluteFile.toURI()
-        }
+        // Use Path.toUri() for proper cross-platform URI handling
+        // Fixes Windows MCP workspace configuration bug where malformed URIs
+        // get interpreted as literal file paths during directory creation
+        return file.toPath().toAbsolutePath().normalize().toUri()
     }
 
     private fun URI.isCompliant(): Boolean {