diff --git a/yt_dlp/utils.py b/yt_dlp/utils.py
index 1322c3aaa6..eb266dda73 100644
--- a/yt_dlp/utils.py
+++ b/yt_dlp/utils.py
@@ -2166,7 +2166,7 @@ def sanitize_url(url):
     for mistake, fixup in COMMON_TYPOS:
         if re.match(mistake, url):
             return re.sub(mistake, fixup, url)
-    return url
+    return escape_url(url)
 
 
 def sanitized_Request(url, *args, **kwargs):