diff --git a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Link.php b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Link.php
index 8321c3e76e..4db57a3b1d 100644
--- a/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Link.php
+++ b/api/src/Etemplate/Widget/Link.php
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ class Link extends Etemplate\Widget
 			$already = self::get_array($validated, $form_name, false, true);
 			if($already != null)
 			{
-				$value = array_merge((array)$value, $already);
+				$value = array_merge((array)$value, (already)$already);
 			}
 			// Automatically do link if user selected entry but didn't click 'Link' button
 			$link = self::get_array($content, self::form_name($cname, $this->id . '_link_entry'));