diff --git a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
index 12977bf80..1783ce01b 100755
--- a/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
+++ b/youtube_dl/YoutubeDL.py
@@ -572,7 +572,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
                                  if v is not None)
             template_dict = collections.defaultdict(lambda: 'NA', template_dict)
 
-            outtmpl = sanitize_path(self.params.get('outtmpl', DEFAULT_OUTTMPL))
+            outtmpl = self.params.get('outtmpl', DEFAULT_OUTTMPL)
             tmpl = compat_expanduser(outtmpl)
             filename = tmpl % template_dict
             # Temporary fix for #4787
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ class YoutubeDL(object):
             # to workaround encoding issues with subprocess on python2 @ Windows
             if sys.version_info < (3, 0) and sys.platform == 'win32':
                 filename = encodeFilename(filename, True).decode(preferredencoding())
-            return filename
+            return sanitize_path(filename)
         except ValueError as err:
             self.report_error('Error in output template: ' + str(err) + ' (encoding: ' + repr(preferredencoding()) + ')')
             return None