diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/BinaryFileResponse.php b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/BinaryFileResponse.php
index 5ad588bbb8cd..e74cc23d0a4a 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/BinaryFileResponse.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/HttpFoundation/BinaryFileResponse.php
@@ -189,6 +189,10 @@ public function prepare(Request $request)
             // Use X-Sendfile, do not send any content.
             $type = $request->headers->get('X-Sendfile-Type');
             $path = $this->file->getRealPath();
+            // Fall back to scheme://path for stream wrapped locations.
+            if (empty($path)) {
+                $path = $this->file->getPathname();
+            }
             if (strtolower($type) == 'x-accel-redirect') {
                 // Do X-Accel-Mapping substitutions.
                 foreach (explode(',', $request->headers->get('X-Accel-Mapping', '')) as $mapping) {