diff --git a/src/components/status/status.js b/src/components/status/status.js
index 7f7c8f1e..3c172e5b 100644
--- a/src/components/status/status.js
+++ b/src/components/status/status.js
@@ -322,8 +322,7 @@ const Status = {
       this.error = undefined
     },
     linkClicked (event) {
-      let { target } = event
-      target = target.tagName === 'A' ? target : target.closest('.status-content a')
+      const target = event.target.closest('.status-content a')
       if (target) {
         if (target.className.match(/mention/)) {
           const href = target.href