diff --git a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Model/Observer/ProcessLayoutRenderElement.php b/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Model/Observer/ProcessLayoutRenderElement.php
index fd266341f782b1a41ce9bd366aa51dcc408eee2e..159afc6e90ed4107e4364c4ed086e38f21fbe535 100644
--- a/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Model/Observer/ProcessLayoutRenderElement.php
+++ b/app/code/Magento/PageCache/Model/Observer/ProcessLayoutRenderElement.php
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class ProcessLayoutRenderElement
             'page_cache/block/esi',
             [
                 'blocks' => json_encode([$block->getNameInLayout()]),
-                'handles' => urlencode(json_encode($layout->getUpdate()->getHandles()))
+                'handles' => json_encode($layout->getUpdate()->getHandles())
             ]
         );
         return sprintf('<esi:include src="%s" />', $url);