diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index 92888ecfd..5549d885d 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,12 @@
+1998-07-30  Miguel de Icaza  <miguel@nuclecu.unam.mx>
+
+	* main.c (translated_mc_chdir): Quick hack to make the old
+	url-like pathnames to be used on the command line.
+	
+1998-06-22  T.E.Dickey <dickey@clark.net>
+
+	* keyxdef.c: Fix for compiling with ncurses.
+	
 Fri Jul 24 00:44:37 1998  Tom Tromey  <tromey@cygnus.com>
 
 	* mc-local.m4 (AC_STRUCT_LINGER): Moved into macros/linger.m4.
diff --git a/src/main.c b/src/main.c
index 5cf83f5fd..2404ed7e9 100644
--- a/src/main.c
+++ b/src/main.c
@@ -1453,6 +1453,20 @@ toggle_align_extensions (void)
     align_extensions = !align_extensions;
 }
 
+/*
+ * Just a hack for allowing url-like pathnames to be accepted from the
+ * command line.
+ */
+static void
+translated_mc_chdir (char *dir)
+{
+	char *newdir;
+
+	newdir = translate_url_to_new_syntax (dir);
+	mc_chdir (newdir);
+	free (newdir);
+}
+
 #ifndef PORT_HAS_CREATE_PANELS
 void
 create_panels (void)
@@ -1485,15 +1499,15 @@ create_panels (void)
 	     */
 	    mc_get_current_wd (original_dir, sizeof (original_dir)-2);
 	}
-	mc_chdir (this_dir);
+	translated_mc_chdir (this_dir);
     }
     set_display_type (current_index, current_mode);
 
     /* The other panel */
     if (other_dir){
 	if (original_dir [0])
-	    mc_chdir (original_dir);
-	mc_chdir (other_dir);
+	    translated_mc_chdir (original_dir);
+	translated_mc_chdir (other_dir);
     }
     set_display_type (other_index, other_mode);