diff --git a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
index 9f77a8a6a8..d79d79f54c 100644
--- a/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
+++ b/src/common/utilscmn.cpp
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ bool wxLaunchDefaultBrowser(const wxString& urlOrig, int flags)
                 bool ok = ddeTopic == wxT("WWW_OpenURL");
                 if ( ok )
                 {
-                    ddeCmd = keyDDE;
+                    ddeCmd = keyDDE.QueryDefaultValue();
                     ok = !ddeCmd.empty();
                 }