diff --git a/api/js/jsapi/egw_open.js b/api/js/jsapi/egw_open.js
index 7c920093d3..3c6d7fe96a 100644
--- a/api/js/jsapi/egw_open.js
+++ b/api/js/jsapi/egw_open.js
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ egw.extend('open', egw.MODULE_WND_LOCAL, function(_egw, _wnd)
 			var url = _link;
 			if (url.indexOf('javascript:') == 0)
 			{
-				eval(url.substr(11));
+				(new Function(url.substr(11)))();
 				return;
 			}
 			if (url.indexOf('mailto:') == 0)