1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/lib/url.js b/lib/url.js
index 5d59d3c10f..2db780c7eb 100644
--- a/lib/url.js
+++ b/lib/url.js
@@ -319,7 +319,10 @@ Url.prototype.parse = function(url, parseQueryString, slashesDenoteHost) {
       // It only converts parts of the domain name that
       // have non-ASCII characters, i.e. it doesn't matter if
       // you call it with a domain that already is ASCII-only.
-      this.hostname = toASCII(this.hostname);
+
+      // Use lenient mode (`true`) to try to support even non-compliant
+      // URLs.
+      this.hostname = toASCII(this.hostname, true);
     }
 
     var p = this.port ? ':' + this.port : '';