diff --git a/src/poetry/repositories/http_repository.py b/src/poetry/repositories/http_repository.py
index db7a365405c..515907e72e5 100644
--- a/src/poetry/repositories/http_repository.py
+++ b/src/poetry/repositories/http_repository.py
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ def _get_info_from_metadata(self, link: Link) -> PackageInfo | None:
                     )
                 ):
                     metadata_hash = getattr(hashlib, hash_name)(
-                        response.text.encode()
+                        response.content
                     ).hexdigest()
                     if metadata_hash != link.metadata_hashes[hash_name]:
                         self._log(