diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Mime/Address.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Mime/Address.php
index b0dcbd0880..53f682c9c2 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Mime/Address.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Mime/Address.php
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ final class Address
             return $address;
         }
         if (\is_string($address)) {
-            return new self($address);
+            return self::fromString($address);
         }
 
         throw new InvalidArgumentException(sprintf('An address can be an instance of Address or a string ("%s") given).', \is_object($address) ? \get_class($address) : \gettype($address)));