diff --git a/lisp/ox-latex.el b/lisp/ox-latex.el
index aa30cf1..650b7cc 100644
--- a/lisp/ox-latex.el
+++ b/lisp/ox-latex.el
@@ -1748,7 +1748,9 @@ DESC is the description part of the link, or the empty string.
 INFO is a plist holding contextual information.  See
 `org-export-data'."
   (let* ((type (org-element-property :type link))
-	 (raw-path (org-element-property :path link))
+	 (raw-path (org-latex-plain-text
+		    (org-link-escape (org-element-property :path link))
+		    info))
 	 ;; Ensure DESC really exists, or set it to nil.
 	 (desc (and (not (string= desc "")) desc))
 	 (imagep (org-export-inline-image-p