1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/django/http/response.py b/django/http/response.py
index 784f21174e..8d8db2c8b4 100644
--- a/django/http/response.py
+++ b/django/http/response.py
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ from django.core import signing
 from django.core.exceptions import DisallowedRedirect
 from django.http.cookie import SimpleCookie
 from django.utils import six, timezone
-from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, iri_to_uri
+from django.utils.encoding import force_bytes, force_text, iri_to_uri
 from django.utils.http import cookie_date
 from django.utils.six.moves import map
 
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ class HttpResponseRedirectBase(HttpResponse):
     allowed_schemes = ['http', 'https', 'ftp']
 
     def __init__(self, redirect_to, *args, **kwargs):
-        parsed = urlparse(redirect_to)
+        parsed = urlparse(force_text(redirect_to))
         if parsed.scheme and parsed.scheme not in self.allowed_schemes:
             raise DisallowedRedirect("Unsafe redirect to URL with protocol '%s'" % parsed.scheme)
         super(HttpResponseRedirectBase, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)