diff -r 9519312ecd81 -r ebb13f9a9ba8 mercurial/hg.py
--- a/mercurial/hg.py	Sun Apr 11 19:18:54 2021 +0200
+++ b/mercurial/hg.py	Wed Apr 14 10:35:40 2021 +0200
@@ -672,8 +672,8 @@
     """
 
     if isinstance(source, bytes):
-        origsource = ui.expandpath(source)
-        source, branches = urlutil.parseurl(origsource, branch)
+        src = urlutil.get_clone_path(ui, source, branch)
+        origsource, source, branches = src
         srcpeer = peer(ui, peeropts, source)
     else:
         srcpeer = source.peer()  # in case we were called with a localrepo