diff --git a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
index ae8f4e7b92d..be81be929a9 100644
--- a/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
+++ b/addons/web_editor/static/src/js/wysiwyg/wysiwyg.js
@@ -644,7 +644,7 @@ export class Wysiwyg extends Component {
                     && !$target[0].closest('.o_extra_menu_items')
                     && $target[0].isContentEditable) {
                 if (ev.ctrlKey || ev.metaKey) {
-                    window.open(ev.target.href, '_blank')
+                    window.open($target[0].href, '_blank');
                 }
                 this.linkPopover = $target.data('popover-widget-initialized');
                 if (!this.linkPopover) {