diff --git a/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/components/jucer_HyperlinkButtonHandler.h b/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/components/jucer_HyperlinkButtonHandler.h
index 916e893dd4..cacf0391a9 100644
--- a/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/components/jucer_HyperlinkButtonHandler.h
+++ b/extras/Projucer/Source/ComponentEditor/components/jucer_HyperlinkButtonHandler.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ private:
 
         void setText (const String& newText) override
         {
-            document.perform (new HyperlinkURLChangeAction (component, *document.getComponentLayout(), URL (newText)),
+            document.perform (new HyperlinkURLChangeAction (component, *document.getComponentLayout(), URL::createWithoutParsing (newText)),
                               "Change hyperlink URL");
         }