diff --git a/index.js b/index.js
index 4eea255..61016d5 100644
--- a/index.js
+++ b/index.js
@@ -146,7 +146,9 @@ const normalizeUrl = (urlString, options) => {
 
 	// Decode URI octets
 	if (urlObj.pathname) {
-		urlObj.pathname = decodeURI(urlObj.pathname);
+		try {
+			urlObj.pathname = decodeURI(urlObj.pathname);
+		} catch (_) {}
 	}
 
 	// Remove directory index
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index dba2e13..85e706d 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ test('main', t => {
 	t.is(normalizeUrl('https://foo.com/http://bar.com'), 'https://foo.com/http://bar.com');
 	t.is(normalizeUrl('https://foo.com/http://bar.com/foo//bar'), 'https://foo.com/http://bar.com/foo/bar');
 	t.is(normalizeUrl('http://sindresorhus.com/%7Efoo/'), 'http://sindresorhus.com/~foo', 'decode URI octets');
+	t.is(normalizeUrl('https://foo.com/%FAIL%/07/94/ca/55.jpg'), 'https://foo.com/%FAIL%/07/94/ca/55.jpg');
 	t.is(normalizeUrl('http://sindresorhus.com/?'), 'http://sindresorhus.com');
 	t.is(normalizeUrl('êxample.com'), 'http://xn--xample-hva.com');
 	t.is(normalizeUrl('http://sindresorhus.com/?b=bar&a=foo'), 'http://sindresorhus.com/?a=foo&b=bar');