diff --git a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Helpers/LibMfm/Conversion/MfmConverter.cs b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Helpers/LibMfm/Conversion/MfmConverter.cs
index e8fab64b..81e550fa 100644
--- a/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Helpers/LibMfm/Conversion/MfmConverter.cs
+++ b/Iceshrimp.Backend/Core/Helpers/LibMfm/Conversion/MfmConverter.cs
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ public class MfmConverter(
 			{
 				var el = document.CreateElement("a");
 				el.SetAttribute("href", linkNode.Url);
-				AppendChildren(el, document, node, mentions, host);
+				el.TextContent = linkNode.Text;
 				return el;
 			}
 			case MfmMentionNode mentionNode: