diff --git a/./httplib.py.old b/./httplib.py
index b2f6e5c..2ce54f7 100644
--- a/./httplib.py.old
+++ b/./httplib.py
@@ -895,6 +895,8 @@ class HTTPConnection:
         self._method = method
         if not url:
             url = '/'
+	if isinstance(url, unicode):
+	    url = str(url)
         hdr = '%s %s %s' % (method, url, self._http_vsn_str)
 
         self._output(hdr)