diff --git a/src/XrdHttp/XrdHttpUtils.cc b/src/XrdHttp/XrdHttpUtils.cc
index 3136da7e83d..e7806bb440f 100644
--- a/src/XrdHttp/XrdHttpUtils.cc
+++ b/src/XrdHttp/XrdHttpUtils.cc
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ char *quote(const char *str) {
         j += 3;
         break;
       case '\r':
-        strcpy(r + j, "%0C");
+        strcpy(r + j, "%0D");
         j += 3;
         break;
       default: