diff --git a/lisp/org-lint.el b/lisp/org-lint.el
index 55dab34c4..95cbb8dc2 100644
--- a/lisp/org-lint.el
+++ b/lisp/org-lint.el
@@ -574,12 +574,13 @@ Use :header-args: instead"
     (lambda (k)
       (when (equal (org-element-property :key k) "SETUPFILE")
 	(let ((file (org-unbracket-string
-		     "\"" "\""
-		     (org-element-property :value k))))
-	  (and (not (file-remote-p file))
+			"\"" "\""
+		      (org-element-property :value k))))
+	  (and (not (org-file-url-p file))
+	       (not (file-remote-p file))
 	       (not (file-exists-p file))
 	       (list (org-element-property :begin k)
-		     (format "Non-existent setup file \"%s\"" file))))))))
+		     (format "Non-existent setup file %S" file))))))))
 
 (defun org-lint-wrong-include-link-parameter (ast)
   (org-element-map ast 'keyword
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-org-lint.el b/testing/lisp/test-org-lint.el
index b3ebe8c7e..d96808a92 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-org-lint.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-org-lint.el
@@ -240,6 +240,9 @@ This is not a node property
   "Test `org-lint-non-existent-setupfile-parameter' checker."
   (should
    (org-test-with-temp-text "#+setupfile: Idonotexist.org"
+     (org-lint '(non-existent-setupfile-parameter))))
+  (should-not
+   (org-test-with-temp-text "#+setupfile: https://I.do/not.exist.org"
      (org-lint '(non-existent-setupfile-parameter)))))
 
 (ert-deftest test-org-lint/wrong-include-link-parameter ()