diff --git a/lib/rdoc/generators/html_generator.rb b/lib/rdoc/generators/html_generator.rb
index c3c3387c91..fbfc596cc3 100644
--- a/lib/rdoc/generators/html_generator.rb
+++ b/lib/rdoc/generators/html_generator.rb
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ module Generators
 
         "<img src=\"#{url}\">"
       else
-        "<a href=\"#{url}\">#{text.sub(%r{^\w+:/*}, '')}</a>"
+        "<a href=\"#{url}\">#{text.sub(%r{^#{type}:/*}, '')}</a>"
       end
     end