diff --git a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SSRP.cs b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SSRP.cs
index ce6eb653bd..655a54df7e 100644
--- a/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SSRP.cs
+++ b/src/Microsoft.Data.SqlClient/netcore/src/Microsoft/Data/SqlClient/SNI/SSRP.cs
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ internal static string SendBroadcastUDPRequest()
                             SqlClientEventSource.Log.TrySNITraceEvent(nameof(SSRP), EventType.INFO, "Received instnace info from UDP Client.");
                             if (receiveTask.Result.Buffer.Length < ValidResponseSizeForCLNT_BCAST_EX) //discard invalid response
                             {
-                                response.Append(Encoding.UTF7.GetString(receiveTask.Result.Buffer, ServerResponseHeaderSizeForCLNT_BCAST_EX, receiveTask.Result.Buffer.Length - ServerResponseHeaderSizeForCLNT_BCAST_EX)); //RESP_DATA(VARIABLE) - 3 (RESP_SIZE + SVR_RESP)
+                                response.Append(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(receiveTask.Result.Buffer, ServerResponseHeaderSizeForCLNT_BCAST_EX, receiveTask.Result.Buffer.Length - ServerResponseHeaderSizeForCLNT_BCAST_EX)); //RESP_DATA(VARIABLE) - 3 (RESP_SIZE + SVR_RESP)
                             }
                         }
                     }