diff --git a/rendercv/themes/classic/Preamble.j2.tex b/rendercv/themes/classic/Preamble.j2.tex
index 8c3a098..06793a6 100644
--- a/rendercv/themes/classic/Preamble.j2.tex
+++ b/rendercv/themes/classic/Preamble.j2.tex
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
 % save the original href command in a new command:
 \let\hrefWithoutArrow\href
  % new command for external links:
-\renewcommand{\href}[2]{\hrefWithoutArrow{#1}{#2 \raisebox{.15ex}{\footnotesize \faExternalLink*}}}
+\renewcommand{\href}[2]{\hrefWithoutArrow{#1}{\mbox{#2 \raisebox{.15ex}{\footnotesize \faExternalLink*}}}}
 
 \let\originalTabularx\tabularx
 \let\originalEndTabularx\endtabularx