diff --git a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_message.cpp b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_message.cpp
index f9599470e1..374622d77e 100644
--- a/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_message.cpp
+++ b/Telegram/SourceFiles/history/view/history_view_message.cpp
@@ -2305,6 +2305,9 @@ void Message::clickHandlerPressedChanged(
 		bool pressed) {
 	const auto startLinkRipple = [&] {
 		if (!_linkRipple) {
+			if (!pressed) {
+				return;
+			}
 			_linkRipple = std::make_unique<LinkRipple>();
 		}
 		_linkRipple->link = handler;