diff --git a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/permalink.js b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/permalink.js
index 5d3e4738d04..0b7d0a65ad9 100644
--- a/app/javascript/mastodon/components/permalink.js
+++ b/app/javascript/mastodon/components/permalink.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export default class Permalink extends React.PureComponent {
     const { href, children, className, ...other } = this.props;
 
     return (
-      <a href={href} onClick={this.handleClick} {...other} className={'permalink ' + className}>
+      <a href={href} onClick={this.handleClick} {...other} className={`permalink${className ? ' ' + className : ''}`}>
         {children}
       </a>
     );