diff --git a/modules/ve-mw/preinit/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.init.js b/modules/ve-mw/preinit/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.init.js
index 56312e86bf..40f84ed16d 100644
--- a/modules/ve-mw/preinit/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.init.js
+++ b/modules/ve-mw/preinit/ve.init.mw.DesktopArticleTarget.init.js
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@
 					section = parseSection( linkUrl.searchParams.get( 'section' ) );
 				}
 				var tPromise = getTarget( mode, section );
-				activateTarget( mode, section, tPromise, e.target );
+				activateTarget( mode, section, tPromise );
 			}
 		},