diff --git a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_link.js b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_link.js
index ee0f4092f9..04e9da904c 100644
--- a/etemplate/js/et2_widget_link.js
+++ b/etemplate/js/et2_widget_link.js
@@ -772,6 +772,7 @@ var et2_link = et2_valueWidget.extend([et2_IDetachedDOM], {
 			type: "any"
 		}
 	},
+	legacyOptions: ["application"],
 	init: function() {
 		this._super.apply(this, arguments);