diff --git a/lib/plugin/factory.js b/lib/plugin/factory.js
index 32a5c708..96912a99 100644
--- a/lib/plugin/factory.js
+++ b/lib/plugin/factory.js
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import url from 'url';
 import path from 'path';
 import { createRequire } from 'module';
 import _ from 'lodash';
@@ -32,7 +33,7 @@ const load = async pluginName => {
     } catch (err) {
       // In some cases or tests we might need to support legacy `require.resolve`
       const require = createRequire(process.cwd());
-      const module = await import(require.resolve(pluginName, { paths: [process.cwd()] }));
+      const module = await import(url.pathToFileURL(require.resolve(pluginName, { paths: [process.cwd()] })));
       plugin = module.default;
     }
   }