diff --git a/lib/util.php b/lib/util.php
index 4af0e6fcd9..93a0711f36 100644
--- a/lib/util.php
+++ b/lib/util.php
@@ -694,7 +694,11 @@ function common_render_content($text, $notice) {
 }
 
 function common_tag_link($tag) {
-	return '<a href="' . htmlspecialchars(common_path('tag/' . $tag)) . '" rel="tag" class="hashlink">' . htmlspecialchars($tag) . '</a>';
+	if(common_config('site', 'fancy')) {
+		return '<a href="' . htmlspecialchars(common_path('tag/' . $tag)) . '" rel="tag" class="hashlink">' . htmlspecialchars($tag) . '</a>';
+	} else {
+		return '<a href="' . htmlspecialchars(common_path('index.php?action=tag&tag=' . $tag)) . '" rel="tag" class="hashlink">' . htmlspecialchars($tag) . '</a>';
+	}
 }
 
 function common_at_link($sender_id, $nickname) {