diff --git a/modules/plugin/base/src/nsPluginHost.cpp b/modules/plugin/base/src/nsPluginHost.cpp
index 6fcd0753117..b182459ca52 100644
--- a/modules/plugin/base/src/nsPluginHost.cpp
+++ b/modules/plugin/base/src/nsPluginHost.cpp
@@ -1895,15 +1895,11 @@ NS_IMETHODIMP nsPluginHost::PostURL(nsISupports* pluginInst,
     nsCOMPtr<nsIPluginInstanceOwner> owner;
     rv = instance->GetOwner(getter_AddRefs(owner));
     if (owner) {
-      if (!target) {
+      if ((0 == PL_strcmp(target, "newwindow")) ||
+          (0 == PL_strcmp(target, "_new"))) {
+        target = "_blank";
+      } else if (0 == PL_strcmp(target, "_current")) {
         target = "_self";
-      } else {
-        if ((0 == PL_strcmp(target, "newwindow")) ||
-            (0 == PL_strcmp(target, "_new"))) {
-          target = "_blank";
-        } else if (0 == PL_strcmp(target, "_current")) {
-          target = "_self";
-        }
       }
       rv = owner->GetURL(url, target, postStream,
                          (void*)postHeaders, postHeadersLength);