diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
index 5d9254952d..259a429d10 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
@@ -1 +1 @@
-{{if or (in .Text "here") (in .Text "www") (in .Text "https") }}{{- errorf "Link text is too non-descriptive: %q" .Text -}}{{ end }}<a href="{{ .Destination | safeURL }}"{{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}{{ if or (strings.HasPrefix .Destination "http") (strings.HasPrefix .Destination "https") }} target="_blank"{{ end }} >{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>
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+{{if or (in .Text "here") (in .Text "www") (in .Text "https") }}{{- errorf "Link text is too non-descriptive: %q" .Text -}}{{ end }}<a href="{{ if site.GetPage (.Destination | string) }}{{ with site.GetPage (.Destination | string) }}{{.RelPermalink | safeURL}}{{end}}{{else}}{{ .Destination | safeURL }}{{end}}"{{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }}{{ if or (strings.HasPrefix .Destination "http") (strings.HasPrefix .Destination "https") }} target="_blank"{{ end }} >{{ .Text | safeHTML }}</a>
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