--- icedtea-3.8.0/openjdk/jdk/src/share/classes/java/awt/Desktop.java	2018-09-18 09:42:59.506194441 +0200
+++ icedtea-3.8.0/openjdk/jdk/src/share/classes/java/awt/Desktop.java	2018-09-18 09:43:52.086480202 +0200
@@ -203,14 +203,10 @@
      * @throws IllegalArgumentException if file doesn't exist
      */
     private static void checkFileValidation(File file){
-        if (file == null) throw new NullPointerException("File must not be null");
-
         if (!file.exists()) {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("The file: "
                                                + file.getPath() + " doesn't exist.");
         }
-
-        file.canRead();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -264,6 +260,7 @@
      * @see java.awt.AWTPermission
      */
     public void open(File file) throws IOException {
+        file = new File(file.getPath());
         checkAWTPermission();
         checkExec();
         checkActionSupport(Action.OPEN);
@@ -295,6 +292,7 @@
      * @see java.awt.AWTPermission
      */
     public void edit(File file) throws IOException {
+        file = new File(file.getPath());
         checkAWTPermission();
         checkExec();
         checkActionSupport(Action.EDIT);
@@ -325,6 +323,7 @@
      * allowed to create a subprocess
      */
     public void print(File file) throws IOException {
+        file = new File(file.getPath());
         checkExec();
         SecurityManager sm = System.getSecurityManager();
         if (sm != null) {