diff --git a/src/lib/pdfconverter.cc b/src/lib/pdfconverter.cc
index b0e668339..399346fd3 100644
--- a/src/lib/pdfconverter.cc
+++ b/src/lib/pdfconverter.cc
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ void PdfConverterPrivate::findLinks(QWebFrame * frame, QVector<QPair<QWebElement
 		if (h.startsWith("__WKANCHOR_")) {
 			local.push_back( qMakePair(elm, h) );
 		} else {
-			QUrl href(h);
+			QUrl href = QUrl(QUrl::fromPercentEncoding(h.toLocal8Bit()), QUrl::TolerantMode);
 			if (href.isEmpty()) continue;
 			href=frame->baseUrl().resolved(href);
 			QString key = QUrl::fromPercentEncoding(href.toString(QUrl::RemoveFragment).toLocal8Bit());