diff --git a/media/libstagefright/httplive/M3UParser.cpp b/media/libstagefright/httplive/M3UParser.cpp
index 9bdf895..52791b9 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/httplive/M3UParser.cpp
+++ b/media/libstagefright/httplive/M3UParser.cpp
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             const char *language,
             uint32_t flags);
 
-    bool getActiveURI(AString *uri) const;
+    bool getActiveURI(AString *uri, const char *baseURL) const;
 
     void pickRandomMediaItems();
     status_t selectTrack(size_t index, bool select);
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
         AString mURI;
         AString mLanguage;
         uint32_t mFlags;
+        AString makeURL(const char *baseURL) const;
     };
 
     Type mType;
@@ -228,12 +229,12 @@
     return format;
 }
 
-bool M3UParser::MediaGroup::getActiveURI(AString *uri) const {
+bool M3UParser::MediaGroup::getActiveURI(AString *uri, const char *baseURL) const {
     for (size_t i = 0; i < mMediaItems.size(); ++i) {
         if (mSelectedIndex >= 0 && i == (size_t)mSelectedIndex) {
             const Media &item = mMediaItems.itemAt(i);
 
-            *uri = item.mURI;
+            *uri = item.makeURL(baseURL);
             return true;
         }
     }
@@ -322,7 +323,7 @@
     }
 
     if (uri) {
-        *uri = mItems.itemAt(index).mURI;
+        *uri = mItems.itemAt(index).makeURL(mBaseURI.c_str());
     }
 
     if (meta) {
@@ -428,7 +429,7 @@
     AString groupID;
     if (!meta->findString(key, &groupID)) {
         if (uri != NULL) {
-            *uri = mItems.itemAt(index).mURI;
+            *uri = mItems.itemAt(index).makeURL(mBaseURI.c_str());
         }
 
         AString codecs;
@@ -459,7 +460,7 @@
     // don't care about the active URI (or if there is an active one)
     if (uri != NULL) {
         sp<MediaGroup> group = mMediaGroups.valueFor(groupID);
-        if (!group->getActiveURI(uri)) {
+        if (!group->getActiveURI(uri, mBaseURI.c_str())) {
             return false;
         }
 
@@ -548,6 +549,18 @@
     return true;
 }
 
+AString M3UParser::Item::makeURL(const char *baseURL) const {
+    AString out;
+    CHECK(MakeURL(baseURL, mURI.c_str(), &out));
+    return out;
+}
+
+AString M3UParser::MediaGroup::Media::makeURL(const char *baseURL) const {
+    AString out;
+    CHECK(MakeURL(baseURL, mURI.c_str(), &out));
+    return out;
+}
+
 status_t M3UParser::parse(const void *_data, size_t size) {
     int32_t lineNo = 0;
 
@@ -678,7 +691,7 @@
             mItems.push();
             Item *item = &mItems.editItemAt(mItems.size() - 1);
 
-            CHECK(MakeURL(mBaseURI.c_str(), line.c_str(), &item->mURI));
+            item->mURI = line;
 
             item->mMeta = itemMeta;
 
@@ -1190,9 +1203,7 @@
 
             AString tmp(val, 1, val.size() - 2);
 
-            if (!MakeURL(mBaseURI.c_str(), tmp.c_str(), &groupURI)) {
-                ALOGI("Failed to make absolute URI from '%s'.", tmp.c_str());
-            }
+            groupURI = tmp;
 
             haveGroupURI = true;
         }
diff --git a/media/libstagefright/httplive/M3UParser.h b/media/libstagefright/httplive/M3UParser.h
index fa648ed..c85335a 100644
--- a/media/libstagefright/httplive/M3UParser.h
+++ b/media/libstagefright/httplive/M3UParser.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@
     struct Item {
         AString mURI;
         sp<AMessage> mMeta;
+        AString makeURL(const char *baseURL) const;
     };
 
     status_t mInitCheck;