diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index dc7bbfda2f..5ca3410f50 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -2111,7 +2111,8 @@ static CURLcode parseurlandfillconn(struct Curl_easy *data,
   else if(uc != CURLUE_NO_OPTIONS)
     return Curl_uc_to_curlcode(uc);
 
-  uc = curl_url_get(uh, CURLUPART_PATH, &data->state.up.path, 0);
+  uc = curl_url_get(uh, CURLUPART_PATH, &data->state.up.path,
+                    CURLU_URLENCODE);
   if(uc)
     return Curl_uc_to_curlcode(uc);