diff --git a/plone/app/contenttypes/utils.py b/plone/app/contenttypes/utils.py
index b4c89a3c..979ff742 100644
--- a/plone/app/contenttypes/utils.py
+++ b/plone/app/contenttypes/utils.py
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ def replace_link_variables_by_paths(context, url):
 
 
 def _replace_variable_by_path(url, variable, obj):
-    path = "/".join(obj.getPhysicalPath())
+    path = obj.absolute_url_path()
     return url.replace(variable, path)