diff --git a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/tools/CryptoAdmin.java b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/tools/CryptoAdmin.java
index 4b0b083710..5f4e738476 100644
--- a/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/tools/CryptoAdmin.java
+++ b/hadoop-hdfs-project/hadoop-hdfs/src/main/java/org/apache/hadoop/hdfs/tools/CryptoAdmin.java
@@ -337,8 +337,8 @@ public int run(Configuration conf, List<String> args) throws IOException {
         action = ReencryptAction.CANCEL;
       }
 
-      final HdfsAdmin admin =
-          new HdfsAdmin(FileSystem.getDefaultUri(conf), conf);
+      Path p = new Path(path);
+      final HdfsAdmin admin = new HdfsAdmin(p.toUri(), conf);
       try {
         admin.reencryptEncryptionZone(new Path(path), action);
         System.out.println("re-encrypt command successfully submitted for "