diff --git a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/geo.js b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/geo.js
index ab00704739..1dc5eddf24 100644
--- a/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/geo.js
+++ b/src/pretix/static/pretixcontrol/js/ui/geo.js
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ $(function () {
         return;
       }
       $sec.find(".col-md-1").html("<span class='fa fa-cog fa-spin'></span>");
-      $.getJSON('/control/geocode/?q=' + escape(q), function (res) {
+      $.getJSON('/control/geocode/?q=' + encodeURIComponent(q), function (res) {
         var q2 = $.trim($inp.val().replace(/\n/g, ", "));
         if (q2 !== q) {
           return;  // lost race