diff --git a/addons/linkify/linkify.js b/addons/linkify/linkify.js
index dbb9b09c..4fc0b95f 100644
--- a/addons/linkify/linkify.js
+++ b/addons/linkify/linkify.js
@@ -69,7 +69,11 @@
       throw new TypeError(message);
     }
 
-    typeof target === 'undefined' ? target = '' : target = 'target="' + target + '"';
+    if (typeof target === 'undefined') {
+      target = '';
+    } else {
+      target = 'target="' + target + '"';
+    }
 
     var buffer = document.createElement('span'),
         nodes = line.childNodes;