diff --git a/b2-include/b2template.functions.php b/b2-include/b2template.functions.php
index ca73cfbe32..73e425e682 100644
--- a/b2-include/b2template.functions.php
+++ b/b2-include/b2template.functions.php
@@ -923,7 +923,7 @@ function comments_popup_link($zero='No Comments', $one='1 Comment', $more='% Com
 		echo "<a href=\"$siteurl/";
 		if ($b2commentsjavascript) {
 			echo $b2commentspopupfile.$querystring_start.'p'.$querystring_equal.$id.$querystring_separator.'c'.$querystring_equal.'1';
-			echo '\' onclick="b2open(this.href); return false"';
+			echo '" onclick="b2open(this.href); return false"';
 		} else {
 			// if comments_popup_script() is not in the template, display simple comment link
 			comments_link();