diff --git a/xvaga/oswin32.cpp b/xvaga/oswin32.cpp
index b1a880efa..5e66a38bf 100755
--- a/xvaga/oswin32.cpp
+++ b/xvaga/oswin32.cpp
@@ -879,7 +879,11 @@ wxIcon* OsWin32_LoadIcon(const char* filename)
     if (IsInternetAddress(filename))
       ext = ".htm";  
     else
+    {
       wxFileName::SplitPath(filename, NULL, NULL, NULL, &ext);
+      if (!ext.StartsWith("."))
+        ext.insert(0, ".");
+    }
   }  
   ext.MakeLower();