diff --git a/app/views/notify/request_review_merge_request_email.text.erb b/app/views/notify/request_review_merge_request_email.text.erb
index dc1746d3a8ca20eb3e4063a2bea4037731d10e31..14ca59767a8f887d1a0147f807ecff1b6a7375c0 100644
--- a/app/views/notify/request_review_merge_request_email.text.erb
+++ b/app/views/notify/request_review_merge_request_email.text.erb
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-<%= sanitize_name(@updated_by.name) %> requested a new review on <%= merge_request_reference_link(@merge_request) %>.
+<%= sanitize_name(@updated_by.name) %> requested a new review on <%= url_for(project_merge_request_url(@merge_request.target_project, @merge_request)) %>
 <%= render_if_exists 'notify/diff_summary' -%>