diff --git a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
index 51efdcdb4e..f87c09e483 100644
--- a/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/application_helper.rb
@@ -735,7 +735,7 @@ module ApplicationHelper
         elsif sep == '###'
           oid = identifier.to_i
           work_package = WorkPackage.visible.find_by_id(oid, :include => :status)
-          if work_package && !(text == :description && obj && obj.id == work_package.id)
+          if work_package && obj && !(attr == :description && obj.id == work_package.id)
             link = work_package_quick_info_with_description(work_package)
           end
         elsif sep == ':'