diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 7a62ffa57..9c96f7416 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ ver 0.23 (not yet released)
   - upnp: support libnpupnp instead of libupnp
 * decoder
   - openmpt: new plugin
+  - wavpack: fix WVC file support
 * output
   - oss: support DSD over PCM
   - pipewire: new plugin
diff --git a/src/decoder/plugins/WavpackDecoderPlugin.cxx b/src/decoder/plugins/WavpackDecoderPlugin.cxx
index b1a685851..a2750c4cd 100644
--- a/src/decoder/plugins/WavpackDecoderPlugin.cxx
+++ b/src/decoder/plugins/WavpackDecoderPlugin.cxx
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ wavpack_open_wvc(DecoderClient &client, const char *uri)
 	};
 
 	try {
-		return client.OpenUri(uri);
+		return client.OpenUri(wvc_url);
 	} catch (...) {
 		return nullptr;
 	}