diff --git a/src/wp-includes/ms-blogs.php b/src/wp-includes/ms-blogs.php
index 95ddedb7f1..19fcf5ee7c 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/ms-blogs.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/ms-blogs.php
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ function get_blogaddress_by_domain( $domain, $path ) {
 			$url = 'http://' . $domain . $path;
 		}
 	}
-	return esc_url( $url );
+	return esc_url_raw( $url );
 }
 
 /**