diff --git a/app/views/events/event/_common.html.haml b/app/views/events/event/_common.html.haml
index a606640b0f1..e9e16a7646f 100644
--- a/app/views/events/event/_common.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/events/event/_common.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
     = event_action_name(event)
 
   - if event.target
-    %strong= link_to "#{event.target.to_reference}", [event.project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), event.project, event.target]
+    %strong= link_to event.target.to_reference, [event.project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), event.project, event.target]
 
   = event_preposition(event)