diff --git a/demux/demux_libarchive.c b/demux/demux_libarchive.c
index d9d33eec88..61502c447e 100644
--- a/demux/demux_libarchive.c
+++ b/demux/demux_libarchive.c
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static int open_file(struct demuxer *demuxer, enum demux_check check)
     struct playlist *pl = talloc_zero(demuxer, struct playlist);
     demuxer->playlist = pl;
 
-    char *prefix = mp_normalize_path(NULL, mp_url_escape(mpa, demuxer->stream->url, "~|%"));
+    char *prefix = mp_url_escape(NULL, mp_normalize_path(mpa, demuxer->stream->url), "~|%");
 
     char **files = NULL;
     int num_files = 0;