diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 7772035d3..eaf89da8a 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
       h(truncate(message.subject, :length => 60)),
       { :controller => 'messages', :action => 'show',
         :board_id => message.board_id,
-        :id => message.root,
+        :id => (message.parent_id || message.id),
         :r => (message.parent_id && message.id),
         :anchor => (message.parent_id ? "message-#{message.id}" : nil)
       }.merge(options),