diff --git a/telegram_upload/caption_formatter.py b/telegram_upload/caption_formatter.py
index b7d4f221..ac8ab8c7 100644
--- a/telegram_upload/caption_formatter.py
+++ b/telegram_upload/caption_formatter.py
@@ -300,11 +300,7 @@ class FilePath(FileMixin, Path):
     def __new__(cls, *args, **kwargs):
         if cls is FilePath:
             cls = WindowsFilePath if os.name == 'nt' else PosixFilePath
-        self = cls._from_parts(args)
-        if not self._flavour.is_supported:
-            raise NotImplementedError("cannot instantiate %r on your system"
-                                      % (cls.__name__,))
-        return self
+        return Path.__new__(cls, *args, **kwargs)
 
 
 class WindowsFilePath(FileMixin, WindowsPath):