diff --git a/src/GEOM_I/GEOM_Gen_i.cc b/src/GEOM_I/GEOM_Gen_i.cc
index 782124624..15241bd08 100644
--- a/src/GEOM_I/GEOM_Gen_i.cc
+++ b/src/GEOM_I/GEOM_Gen_i.cc
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
 #include <SALOMEDS_Tool.hxx>
 #include <SALOMEDS_wrap.hxx>
 #include <Basics_DirUtils.hxx>
+#include <Basics_Utils.hxx>
 
 #include <set>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -599,7 +600,7 @@ SALOMEDS::TMPFile* GEOM_Gen_i::Save(SALOMEDS::SComponent_ptr theComponent,
   TCollection_AsciiString aNameWithExt("");
   if (isMultiFile)
     aNameWithExt = TCollection_AsciiString((char*)(SALOMEDS_Tool::GetNameFromPath
-                                                   (theComponent->GetStudy()->URL())).c_str());
+                                                   (Kernel_Utils::encode(theComponent->GetStudy()->URL()))).c_str());
 #if OCC_VERSION_MAJOR > 6
   aNameWithExt += TCollection_AsciiString("_GEOM.cbf");
 #else