diff --git a/winehelper b/winehelper
index 6e89cbb..d2ab64a 100755
--- a/winehelper
+++ b/winehelper
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ unpack () {
 }
 
 try_download () {
-    local DOWNLOAD_FILE_URL="$1"
+    local DOWNLOAD_FILE_URL="${1// /%20}"
     local OUTPUT_FILE="$2"
     local OUTPUT_FILE_NAME="$(basename "$OUTPUT_FILE")"