diff --git a/src/js/scriptlets/subscriber.js b/src/js/scriptlets/subscriber.js
index aeb96ce89..b3a9226be 100644
--- a/src/js/scriptlets/subscriber.js
+++ b/src/js/scriptlets/subscriber.js
@@ -55,11 +55,12 @@ const onMaybeSubscriptionLinkClicked = function(ev) {
         return;
     }
 
-    const subscribeURL = new URL('about:blank');
     try {
         // https://github.com/uBlockOrigin/uBlock-issues/issues/763#issuecomment-691696716
         //   Remove replacement patch if/when filterlists.com fixes encoded '&'.
-        subscribeURL.href = target.href.replace('&title=', '&title=');
+        const subscribeURL = new URL(
+            target.href.replace('&title=', '&title=')
+        );
         if (
             /^(abp|ubo):$/.test(subscribeURL.protocol) === false &&
             subscribeURL.hostname !== 'subscribe.adblockplus.org'
@@ -71,8 +72,8 @@ const onMaybeSubscriptionLinkClicked = function(ev) {
         if ( location === '' || title === '' ) { return; }
         vAPI.messaging.send('scriptlets', {
             what: 'subscribeTo',
-            location: decodeURIComponent(location),
-            title: decodeURIComponent(title),
+            location,
+            title,
         });
         ev.stopPropagation();
         ev.preventDefault();