diff --git a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.cpp b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.cpp
index edf6058c988..a493f6b03ea 100644
--- a/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.cpp
+++ b/Libraries/LibWeb/HTML/HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils.cpp
@@ -518,7 +518,9 @@ void HTMLHyperlinkElementUtils::follow_the_hyperlink(Optional<String> hyperlink_
     // FIXME: 12. If subject's link types includes the noreferrer keyword, then set referrerPolicy to "no-referrer".
 
     // 13. Navigate targetNavigable to urlString using subject's node document, with referrerPolicy set to referrerPolicy and userInvolvement set to userInvolvement.
-    MUST(target_navigable->navigate({ .url = url_string, .source_document = hyperlink_element_utils_document(), .referrer_policy = referrer_policy, .user_involvement = user_involvement }));
+    auto url = URL::Parser::basic_parse(url_string);
+    VERIFY(url.has_value());
+    MUST(target_navigable->navigate({ .url = url.release_value(), .source_document = hyperlink_element_utils_document(), .referrer_policy = referrer_policy, .user_involvement = user_involvement }));
 }
 
 }