diff --git a/src/create-matcher.js b/src/create-matcher.js
index bb30f3971..3392b2c07 100644
--- a/src/create-matcher.js
+++ b/src/create-matcher.js
@@ -175,15 +175,16 @@ function matchRoute (
   path: string,
   params: Object
 ): boolean {
-  let m
   try {
-    m = decodeURI(path).match(regex)
+    path = decodeURI(path)
   } catch (err) {
     if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
       warn(false, `Error decoding "${path}". Leaving it intact.`)
     }
   }
 
+  const m = path.match(regex)
+
   if (!m) {
     return false
   } else if (!params) {