diff --git a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/src/GenerateSourcePackageSourceLinkTargetsFile.cs b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/src/GenerateSourcePackageSourceLinkTargetsFile.cs
index de64492076d2..60172ff10b07 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/src/GenerateSourcePackageSourceLinkTargetsFile.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.DotNet.Arcade.Sdk/src/GenerateSourcePackageSourceLinkTargetsFile.cs
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ internal string GetOutputFileContent()
             }
 
             var relativePathToSourceRoot = projectDir.Substring(innerMostRootItemSpec.Length);
-            var contentFilesSourceLinkUrl = innerMostRootSourceLinkUrl.Replace("*", Uri.EscapeUriString(relativePathToSourceRoot.Replace('\\', '/')) + "*");
+            var contentFilesSourceLinkUrl = innerMostRootSourceLinkUrl.Replace("*", Uri.EscapeDataString(relativePathToSourceRoot.Replace('\\', '/')) + "*");
             return GetTargetsFileContent(PackageId, contentFilesSourceLinkUrl);
         }