diff --git a/src/Mono.Android/Xamarin.Android.Net/AndroidClientHandler.cs b/src/Mono.Android/Xamarin.Android.Net/AndroidClientHandler.cs
index 15fc6d5e486..fb3d144a755 100644
--- a/src/Mono.Android/Xamarin.Android.Net/AndroidClientHandler.cs
+++ b/src/Mono.Android/Xamarin.Android.Net/AndroidClientHandler.cs
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ protected void AssertSelf ()
 				Method = request.Method
 			};
 			while (true) {
-				URL java_url = new URL (Uri.EscapeUriString (redirectState.NewUrl.ToString ()));
+				URL java_url = new URL (redirectState.NewUrl.OriginalString);
 				URLConnection java_connection = java_url.OpenConnection ();
 				HttpURLConnection httpConnection = await SetupRequestInternal (request, java_connection);
 				HttpResponseMessage response = await ProcessRequest (request, java_url, httpConnection, cancellationToken, redirectState);