diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/ClasspathJar.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/ClasspathJar.java
index 3a0d3cd2bbd..fffaea3908d 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/ClasspathJar.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/ClasspathJar.java
@@ -310,12 +310,7 @@ public char[] normalizedPath() {
 @Override
 public String getPath() {
 	if (this.path == null) {
-		try {
-			this.path = this.file.getCanonicalPath();
-		} catch (IOException e) {
-			// in case of error, simply return the absolute path
-			this.path = this.file.getAbsolutePath();
-		}
+		this.path = this.file.toPath().normalize().toAbsolutePath().toString();
 	}
 	return this.path;
 }
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/ClasspathJrt.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/ClasspathJrt.java
index 7d4d428e1fb..e688dbeffb8 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/ClasspathJrt.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/ClasspathJrt.java
@@ -339,12 +339,7 @@ public char[] normalizedPath() {
 	@Override
 	public String getPath() {
 		if (this.path == null) {
-			try {
-				this.path = this.file.getCanonicalPath();
-			} catch (IOException e) {
-				// in case of error, simply return the absolute path
-				this.path = this.file.getAbsolutePath();
-			}
+			this.path = this.file.toPath().normalize().toAbsolutePath().toString();
 		}
 		return this.path;
 	}
diff --git a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/Main.java b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/Main.java
index aa14a6cc1d1..b37e250d2e3 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/Main.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.jdt.core.compiler.batch/src/org/eclipse/jdt/internal/compiler/batch/Main.java
@@ -475,13 +475,9 @@ public void logClassFile(boolean generatePackagesStructure, String outputPath, S
 					}
 				}
 				File f = new File(fileName);
-				try {
-					HashMap<String, Object> parameters = new HashMap<>();
-					parameters.put(Logger.PATH, f.getCanonicalPath());
-					printTag(Logger.CLASS_FILE, parameters, true, true);
-				} catch (IOException e) {
-					logNoClassFileCreated(outputPath, relativeFileName, e);
-				}
+				HashMap<String, Object> parameters = new HashMap<>();
+				parameters.put(Logger.PATH, f.toPath().normalize().toAbsolutePath().toString());
+				printTag(Logger.CLASS_FILE, parameters, true, true);
 			}
 		}
 		public void logClasspath(FileSystem.Classpath[] classpaths) {