diff --git a/dlls/wininet/internet.c b/dlls/wininet/internet.c
index e51c96480d9..1a77fd8fa3e 100644
--- a/dlls/wininet/internet.c
+++ b/dlls/wininet/internet.c
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ BOOL WINAPI InternetCrackUrlW(LPCWSTR lpszUrl_orig, DWORD dwUrlLength_orig, DWOR
     /* Determine if the URI is absolute. */
     while (lpszap - lpszUrl < dwUrlLength)
     {
-        if (isalnumW(*lpszap))
+        if (isalnumW(*lpszap) || *lpszap == '+' || *lpszap == '.' || *lpszap == '-')
         {
             lpszap++;
             continue;