1 files changed, 2 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/node.c b/src/node.c
index 7415ae36..cbb6762b 100644
--- a/src/node.c
+++ b/src/node.c
@@ -179,8 +179,7 @@ is_uri_path_char(const uint8_t c)
 SerdNode
 serd_node_new_file_uri(const uint8_t* path,
                        const uint8_t* hostname,
-                       SerdURI*       out,
-                       bool           escape)
+                       SerdURI*       out)
 {
   const size_t path_len     = strlen((const char*)path);
   const size_t hostname_len = hostname ? strlen((const char*)hostname) : 0;
@@ -209,7 +208,7 @@ serd_node_new_file_uri(const uint8_t* path,
       serd_buffer_sink("/", 1, &buffer);
     } else if (path[i] == '%') {
       serd_buffer_sink("%%", 2, &buffer);
-    } else if (!escape || is_uri_path_char(path[i])) {
+    } else if (is_uri_path_char(path[i])) {
       serd_buffer_sink(path + i, 1, &buffer);
     } else {
       char escape_str[4] = {'%', 0, 0, 0};