diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
index cf4b7a0687..0c73609f3c 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.cc
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::starting ()
 			
 			ArdourDialog d (_("Free/Demo Version Warning"), true);
 			Label l;
-			LinkButton b (string_compose (_("Subscribe and support development of %1"), PROGRAM_NAME));
+			Button b (string_compose (_("Subscribe and support development of %1"), PROGRAM_NAME));
 			CheckButton c (_("Don't warn me about this again"));
 			
 			l.set_markup (string_compose (_("<span weight=\"bold\" size=\"large\">%1</span>\n\n<b>%2</b>\n\n<i>%3</i>\n\n%4"),
@@ -911,7 +911,7 @@ ARDOUR_UI::starting ()
 			                                "consider becoming a subscriber for a low cost every month.")));
 			l.set_justify (JUSTIFY_CENTER);
 			
-			b.set_uri (X_("https://community.ardour.org/s/subscribe "));
+			b.signal_clicked().connect (mem_fun(*this, &ARDOUR_UI::launch_subscribe));
 			
 			d.get_vbox()->pack_start (l, true, true);
 			d.get_vbox()->pack_start (b, false, false, 12);
@@ -3200,6 +3200,12 @@ ARDOUR_UI::launch_tracker ()
 	PBD::open_uri ("http://tracker.ardour.org/bug_report_page.php");
 }
 
+void
+ARDOUR_UI::launch_subscribe ()
+{
+	PBD::open_uri ("https://community.ardour.org/s/subscribe");
+}
+
 void
 ARDOUR_UI::launch_cheat_sheet ()
 {
diff --git a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
index 00d31d9c0c..81edbc3df2 100644
--- a/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
+++ b/gtk2_ardour/ardour_ui.h
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ class ARDOUR_UI : public Gtkmm2ext::UI, public ARDOUR::SessionHandlePtr
 	void launch_manual ();
 	void launch_reference ();
 	void launch_tracker ();
+	void launch_subscribe ();
 	void launch_cheat_sheet ();
 	void launch_website ();
 	void launch_website_dev ();