diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
index 555c0244..ecf655ea 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 <a href="{{ .Destination | safeURL }}" {{ with .Title}} title="{{ . }}"{{ end }} {{ if or (strings.HasPrefix .Destination "http:") (strings.HasPrefix .Destination "https:") }} target="_blank"{{ end }}>
-    {{ .Text | safeHTML }}
+    {{- .Text | safeHTML -}}
 </a>