diff --git a/conf/nginx.conf b/conf/nginx.conf
index 861e10c..d25eb8c 100644
--- a/conf/nginx.conf
+++ b/conf/nginx.conf
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ location __PATH__/ {
   # Handle private files through Drupal. Private file's path can come
   # with a language prefix.
   location ~ ^(/[a-z\-]+)?/system/files/ {
-    try_files $uri /index.php?$query_string;
+    rewrite ^((/[a-z\-]+)?/system/files/(.+))$ /index.php?q=$1 last;
   }
 
   location ~* \.(js|css|png|jpg|jpeg|gif|ico|svg)$ {