diff --git a/RELEASE-NOTES.md b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
index d16caec50..2fa49476c 100644
--- a/RELEASE-NOTES.md
+++ b/RELEASE-NOTES.md
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ Under development
 
 * The `rotate` control for Google Maps is now enabled by default (changeable via `$egMapsGMaps3Controls`) (by @acnetj)
 * The `layers` parameter for Google Maps now works again (5.2.0 regression)
+* Files can again be referenced without capitalizing the first letter (3.0.0 regression) 
 * Removed broken SMW `_gpo` data type
 
 ## Maps 6.0.4
diff --git a/src/MapsFunctions.php b/src/MapsFunctions.php
index 3c248a4e7..b18462482 100644
--- a/src/MapsFunctions.php
+++ b/src/MapsFunctions.php
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public static function getFileUrl( $file ): string {
 
 		$titleWithoutPrefix = $colonPosition === false ? $file : substr( $file, $colonPosition + 1 );
 
-		$title = Title::makeTitle( NS_FILE, trim( $titleWithoutPrefix ) );
+		$title = Title::newFromText( trim( $titleWithoutPrefix ), NS_FILE );
 
 		if ( $title !== null && $title->exists() ) {
 			$imagePage = new ImagePage( $title );