1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/net/browse-url.el b/lisp/net/browse-url.el
index a7c879cbfbc..04b49c44313 100644
--- a/lisp/net/browse-url.el
+++ b/lisp/net/browse-url.el
@@ -878,7 +878,7 @@ The optional NEW-WINDOW argument is not used."
            (error "Browsing URLs is not supported on this system")))
         ((eq system-type 'cygwin)
          (call-process "cygstart" nil nil nil url))
-        (t (w32-shell-execute "open" url))))
+        (t (w32-shell-execute "open" (url-unhex-string url)))))
 
 (defun browse-url-default-macosx-browser (url &optional _new-window)
   "Invoke the macOS system's default Web browser.