diff --git a/jetty-http2/http2-http-client-transport/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http2/client/http/HttpSenderOverHTTP2.java b/jetty-http2/http2-http-client-transport/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http2/client/http/HttpSenderOverHTTP2.java
index c2230e75cb9..1e28d4e1b93 100644
--- a/jetty-http2/http2-http-client-transport/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http2/client/http/HttpSenderOverHTTP2.java
+++ b/jetty-http2/http2-http-client-transport/src/main/java/org/eclipse/jetty/http2/client/http/HttpSenderOverHTTP2.java
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ public class HttpSenderOverHTTP2 extends HttpSender
     {
         HttpRequest request = exchange.getRequest();
         String path = relativize(request.getPath());
-        HttpURI uri = new HttpURI(request.getScheme(), request.getHost(), request.getPort(), path, null, request.getQuery(), null);
+        HttpURI uri = HttpURI.createHttpURI(request.getScheme(), request.getHost(), request.getPort(), path, null, request.getQuery(), null);
         MetaData.Request metaData = new MetaData.Request(request.getMethod(), uri, HttpVersion.HTTP_2, request.getHeaders());
         Supplier<HttpFields> trailers = request.getTrailers();
         metaData.setTrailerSupplier(trailers);