diff --git a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
index 78a7505c..254741b8 100644
--- a/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
+++ b/layouts/_default/_markup/render-link.html
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {{- $url := .Destination -}}
-{{- if strings.HasPrefix $url "http" -}}
+{{- if and (strings.HasPrefix $url "http") (not (strings.HasPrefix $url site.BaseURL)) -}}
 {{ partial "link" . }}
 {{- else -}}
 <a href="{{ $url | safeURL }}">{{ .Text }}</a>