diff --git a/src/wp-includes/formatting.php b/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
index b716c6bc1f..230a67aec0 100644
--- a/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
+++ b/src/wp-includes/formatting.php
@@ -2017,8 +2017,8 @@ function sanitize_file_name( $filename ) {
 	 */
 	$special_chars = apply_filters( 'sanitize_file_name_chars', $special_chars, $filename_raw );
 
-	$filename = str_replace( $special_chars, '', $filename );
 	$filename = str_replace( array( '%20', '+' ), '-', $filename );
+	$filename = str_replace( $special_chars, '', $filename );
 	$filename = preg_replace( '/[\r\n\t -]+/', '-', $filename );
 	$filename = trim( $filename, '.-_' );