diff --git a/openerp/tools/misc.py b/openerp/tools/misc.py
index 13d5e24f9b9..bed509298cf 100644
--- a/openerp/tools/misc.py
+++ b/openerp/tools/misc.py
@@ -205,7 +205,16 @@ def file_open(name, mode="r", subdir='addons', pathinfo=False):
 
 
 def _fileopen(path, mode, basedir, pathinfo, basename=None):
-    name = os.path.normpath(os.path.join(basedir, path))
+    name = os.path.normpath(os.path.normcase(os.path.join(basedir, path)))
+
+    import openerp.modules as addons
+    paths = addons.module.ad_paths + [config['root_path']]
+    for addons_path in paths:
+        addons_path = os.path.normpath(os.path.normcase(addons_path)) + os.sep
+        if name.startswith(addons_path):
+            break
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("Unknown path: %s" % name)
 
     if basename is None:
         basename = name