diff --git a/src/misc/haiku/SDL_sysurl.cc b/src/misc/haiku/SDL_sysurl.cc
index 0372dd9c53..2c673abc51 100644
--- a/src/misc/haiku/SDL_sysurl.cc
+++ b/src/misc/haiku/SDL_sysurl.cc
@@ -25,7 +25,11 @@
 
 bool SDL_SYS_OpenURL(const char *url)
 {
+#if B_BEOS_VERSION <= B_HAIKU_VERSION_1_BETA_5
     BUrl burl(url);
+#else
+    BUrl burl(url, true);
+#endif
     const status_t rc = burl.OpenWithPreferredApplication(false);
     if (rc != B_NO_ERROR) {
         return SDL_SetError("URL open failed (err=%d)", (int)rc);
diff --git a/src/video/haiku/SDL_bvideo.cc b/src/video/haiku/SDL_bvideo.cc
index 8fa4ac0fef..c9d104065b 100644
--- a/src/video/haiku/SDL_bvideo.cc
+++ b/src/video/haiku/SDL_bvideo.cc
@@ -313,7 +313,11 @@ void HAIKU_VideoQuit(SDL_VideoDevice *_this)
 extern "C"
 bool HAIKU_OpenURL(const char *url)
 {
+#if B_HAIKU_VERSION <= B_HAIKU_VERSION_1_BETA_5
     BUrl burl(url);
+#else
+    BUrl burl(url, true);
+#endif
     const status_t rc = burl.OpenWithPreferredApplication(false);
     if (rc != B_NO_ERROR) {
         return SDL_SetError("URL open failed (err=%d)", (int)rc);