diff --git a/Bugzilla/Template.pm b/Bugzilla/Template.pm
index 2bb41cfc624c23dce57375d844982fb81223202e..6bac22168886c2cf1f659c23e98bbd4ab0382532 100644
--- a/Bugzilla/Template.pm
+++ b/Bugzilla/Template.pm
@@ -144,6 +144,12 @@ sub get_format {
 # This has been rewritten to be faster, mainly by substituting 'as we go'.
 # If you want to modify this routine, read the comments carefully
 
+sub get_bug_link3 {
+    my ($bb, $bug, $linktext, $options) = @_;
+    my $t = get_bug_link($bug, $linktext, $options);
+    return "$bb$t";
+}
+
 sub quoteUrls {
   my ($text, $bug, $comment, $user) = @_;
   return $text unless $text;