diff --git a/core/util.inc.php b/core/util.inc.php
index 77446970..8d067596 100644
--- a/core/util.inc.php
+++ b/core/util.inc.php
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ function make_link($page=null, $query=null) {
 	}
 
 	if(is_null($query)) {
-		return "$base/$page";
+		return str_replace("//", "/", "$base/$page");
 	}
 	else {
 		if(strpos($base, "?")) {