diff --git a/lisp/org-bibtex.el b/lisp/org-bibtex.el
index c71473c78..8d3a5c0a5 100644
--- a/lisp/org-bibtex.el
+++ b/lisp/org-bibtex.el
@@ -278,8 +278,11 @@ This variable is relevant only if `org-bibtex-export-tags-as-keywords` is t."
 ;;; Utility functions
 (defun org-bibtex-get (property)
   ((lambda (it) (when it (org-babel-trim it)))
-   (or (org-entry-get (point) (upcase property))
-       (org-entry-get (point) (concat org-bibtex-prefix (upcase property))))))
+   (let ((org-special-properties
+	  (delete "FILE" (copy-sequence org-special-properties))))
+     (or
+      (org-entry-get (point) (upcase property))
+      (org-entry-get (point) (concat org-bibtex-prefix (upcase property)))))))
 
 (defun org-bibtex-put (property value)
   (let ((prop (upcase (if (keywordp property)