diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/follow_requests/components/account_authorize.jsx b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/follow_requests/components/account_authorize.jsx
index dd308c87cb1..bf056c90159 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/features/follow_requests/components/account_authorize.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/features/follow_requests/components/account_authorize.jsx
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 
 import { defineMessages, injectIntl } from 'react-intl';
 
-import { Link } from 'react-router-dom';
-
 import ImmutablePropTypes from 'react-immutable-proptypes';
 import ImmutablePureComponent from 'react-immutable-pure-component';
 
@@ -35,10 +33,10 @@ class AccountAuthorize extends ImmutablePureComponent {
     return (
       <div className='account-authorize__wrapper'>
         <div className='account-authorize'>
-          <Link to={`/@${account.get('acct')}`} className='detailed-status__display-name'>
+          <a href={account.get('uri')} className='detailed-status__display-name'>
             <div className='account-authorize__avatar'><Avatar account={account} size={48} /></div>
             <DisplayName account={account} />
-          </Link>
+          </a>
 
           <div className='account__header__content translate' dangerouslySetInnerHTML={content} />
         </div>