diff --git a/android-m3/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/ResultHandler.java b/android-m3/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/ResultHandler.java
index 498ee44b7..072a6deef 100755
--- a/android-m3/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/ResultHandler.java
+++ b/android-m3/src/com/google/zxing/client/android/ResultHandler.java
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ final class ResultHandler extends Handler {
     } else if (type.equals(ParsedReaderResultType.GEO)) {
       GeoParsedResult geoResult = (GeoParsedResult) result;
       try {
-        ContentURI geoURI = new ContentURI("geo:" + geoResult.getGeoURI());
+        ContentURI geoURI = new ContentURI(geoResult.getGeoURI());
         Log.v(TAG, "Created geo URI: " + geoURI.toString());
         intent = new Intent(Intent.VIEW_ACTION, geoURI);
       } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
diff --git a/core/src/com/google/zxing/client/result/GeoParsedResult.java b/core/src/com/google/zxing/client/result/GeoParsedResult.java
index c4b7cbc8a..1dee6c803 100644
--- a/core/src/com/google/zxing/client/result/GeoParsedResult.java
+++ b/core/src/com/google/zxing/client/result/GeoParsedResult.java
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ public final class GeoParsedResult extends ParsedReaderResult {
       longitude = Float.parseFloat(rawText.substring(latitudeEnd + 1, longitudeEnd));
       altitude = Float.parseFloat(rawText.substring(longitudeEnd + 1));
     }
-    return new GeoParsedResult(rawText, latitude, longitude, altitude);
+    return new GeoParsedResult("geo:" + rawText, latitude, longitude, altitude);
   }
 
   public String getGeoURI() {