diff --git a/classpath/java/io/File.java b/classpath/java/io/File.java
index 3c97db5e4a..ec5338035e 100644
--- a/classpath/java/io/File.java
+++ b/classpath/java/io/File.java
@@ -82,6 +82,10 @@ public class File {
     }
   }
 
+  public String toString() {
+    return getPath();
+  }
+
   public String getPath() {
     return path;
   }