diff --git a/src/create-matcher.js b/src/create-matcher.js
index ab62be430..5b29f4d01 100644
--- a/src/create-matcher.js
+++ b/src/create-matcher.js
@@ -185,10 +185,9 @@ function matchRoute (
 
   for (let i = 1, len = m.length; i < len; ++i) {
     const key = regex.keys[i - 1]
-    const val = typeof m[i] === 'string' ? decodeURIComponent(m[i]) : m[i]
     if (key) {
       // Fix #1994: using * with props: true generates a param named 0
-      params[key.name || 'pathMatch'] = val
+      params[key.name || 'pathMatch'] = m[i]
     }
   }