diff --git a/stardict.cc b/stardict.cc
index 62000dd0..ed529e48 100644
--- a/stardict.cc
+++ b/stardict.cc
@@ -1558,7 +1558,7 @@ void StardictResourceRequest::run()
           break;
         QString url = links.cap( 2 );
 
-        if( url.indexOf( "/" ) >= 0 )
+        if( url.indexOf( ":/" ) >= 0 || url.indexOf( "data:" ) >= 0)
         {
           // External link
           pos += links.cap().size();