diff --git a/views/sharethis_handler_field_link.inc b/views/sharethis_handler_field_link.inc
index 1adcc91..64717c6 100644
--- a/views/sharethis_handler_field_link.inc
+++ b/views/sharethis_handler_field_link.inc
@@ -17,8 +17,7 @@ class sharethis_handler_field_link extends views_handler_field_entity {
   }
 
   function render_sharethis_link($entity) {
-    global $base_url;
-    $path = $base_url . url('node/' . $entity->nid);
+    $path = url('node/' . $entity->nid, array('absolute' => TRUE));
     return sharethis_get_button_HTML(sharethis_get_options_array(), $path, $entity->title);
 
     /**