diff --git a/src/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php b/src/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
index 22bf12f80a..d205a38f31 100644
--- a/src/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
+++ b/src/wp-admin/edit-link-form.php
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ wp_nonce_field( 'meta-box-order', 'meta-box-order-nonce', false );
 <div id="addressdiv" class="postbox">
 <h2 class="postbox-header"><label for="link_url"><?php _e( 'Web Address' ); ?></label></h2>
 <div class="inside">
-	<input type="text" name="link_url" size="30" maxlength="255" class="code" value="<?php echo esc_attr( $link->link_url ); ?>" id="link_url" />
+	<input type="text" name="link_url" size="30" maxlength="255" class="code" value="<?php echo esc_url( $link->link_url ); ?>" id="link_url" />
 	<p><?php _e( 'Example: <code>https://wordpress.org/</code> &#8212; do not forget the <code>https://</code>' ); ?></p>
 </div>
 </div>