diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index 035c8e7223..425a6bea05 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ phpMyAdmin - ChangeLog
 - bug #3412862 [relation] Relations/constraints are dropped/created on every change
 - bug #3390832 [display] Delete records from last page breaks search
 - bug #3392150 [schema] PMA_User_Schema::processUserChoice() is broken
+- bug #3414744 [core] External link fails in 3.4.5
 
 3.4.5.0 (2011-09-14)
 - bug #3375325 [interface] Page list in navigation frame looks odd
diff --git a/libraries/core.lib.php b/libraries/core.lib.php
index e519576d81..56bdad2a1d 100644
--- a/libraries/core.lib.php
+++ b/libraries/core.lib.php
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ function PMA_getPHPDocLink($target)
     /* l10n: Please check that translation actually exists. */
     $lang = _pgettext('PHP documentation language', 'en');
 
-    return 'http://php.net/manual/' . $lang . '/' . $target;
+    return PMA_linkURL('http://php.net/manual/' . $lang . '/' . $target);
 }
 
 /**