diff --git a/addons/mail/static/src/js/utils.js b/addons/mail/static/src/js/utils.js
index 1870db4c4a1..db82b976945 100644
--- a/addons/mail/static/src/js/utils.js
+++ b/addons/mail/static/src/js/utils.js
@@ -69,10 +69,10 @@ function linkify(text, attrs) {
     attrs = _.map(attrs, function (value, key) {
         return key + '="' + _.escape(value) + '"';
     }).join(' ');
-    return text.replace(/ /g, '\u00A0').replace(url_regexp, function (url) {
+    return text.replace(url_regexp, function (url) {
         var href = (!/^(f|ht)tps?:\/\//i.test(url)) ? "http://" + url : url;
         return '<a ' + attrs + ' href="' + href + '">' + url + '</a>';
-    }).replace(/\u00A0/g, '&nbsp;');
+    });
 }
 
 function add_link (node, transform_children) {