diff --git a/mobile/android/chrome/content/about.js b/mobile/android/chrome/content/about.js
index ac522d02984..32bac4a62fd 100644
--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/about.js
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/about.js
@@ -98,6 +98,10 @@ function init() {
   let downloadingSpan = document.getElementById("update-message-downloading");
   let downloadedSpan = document.getElementById("update-message-downloaded");
 
+  updateLink.onclick = checkForUpdates;
+  foundSpan.onclick = downloadUpdate;
+  downloadedSpan.onclick = installUpdate;
+
   function showCheckAction() {
     checkingSpan.style.display = "none";
     noneSpan.style.display = "none";
diff --git a/mobile/android/chrome/content/about.xhtml b/mobile/android/chrome/content/about.xhtml
index e44af183412..2eea4f78c84 100644
--- a/mobile/android/chrome/content/about.xhtml
+++ b/mobile/android/chrome/content/about.xhtml
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
     <div id="logo"/>
 #ifdef MOZ_UPDATER
     <div id="updateBox">
-      <a id="updateLink" href="" onclick="checkForUpdates();">&aboutPage.checkForUpdates.link;</a>
+      <a id="updateLink" href="">&aboutPage.checkForUpdates.link;</a>
       <span id="update-message-checking">&aboutPage.checkForUpdates.checking;</span>
       <span id="update-message-none">&aboutPage.checkForUpdates.none;</span>
-      <span id="update-message-found" onclick="downloadUpdate()">&aboutPage.checkForUpdates.available2;</span>
+      <span id="update-message-found">&aboutPage.checkForUpdates.available2;</span>
       <span id="update-message-downloading">&aboutPage.checkForUpdates.downloading;</span>
-      <span id="update-message-downloaded" onclick="installUpdate()">&aboutPage.checkForUpdates.downloaded2;</span>
+      <span id="update-message-downloaded">&aboutPage.checkForUpdates.downloaded2;</span>
     </div>
 #endif