diff --git a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/LinkBuilderSupport.java b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/LinkBuilderSupport.java
index 9d935673..adf22c26 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/LinkBuilderSupport.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/springframework/hateoas/server/core/LinkBuilderSupport.java
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ public abstract class LinkBuilderSupport<T extends LinkBuilder> implements LinkB
 	 * @see org.springframework.hateoas.LinkBuilder#toUri()
 	 */
 	public URI toUri() {
-		return components.toUri().normalize();
+		return URI.create(components.toUriString());
 	}
 
 	public T addAffordances(Collection<Affordance> affordances) {