diff --git a/markdownlint-cli2.mjs b/markdownlint-cli2.mjs
index dd02ca2..6db8cbd 100755
--- a/markdownlint-cli2.mjs
+++ b/markdownlint-cli2.mjs
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ const importModule = async (dirOrDirs, id, noRequire) => {
   try {
     let moduleName = null;
     try {
-      moduleName = resolveModule(dynamicRequire, expandId, dirs);
+      moduleName = pathToFileURL(resolveModule(dynamicRequire, expandId, dirs));
     } catch {
       moduleName =
         // eslint-disable-next-line n/no-unsupported-features/node-builtins