--- menu.inc	2005-06-05 05:47:51.000000000 -0400
+++ menu.new.inc	2005-10-25 14:58:46.690859500 -0400
@@ -605,7 +605,8 @@
  * @ingroup themeable
  */
 function theme_menu_item_link($item, $link_item) {
-  return l($item['title'], $link_item['path'], array_key_exists('description', $item) ? array('title' => $item['description']) : array());
+  $path = parse_url($link_item['path']);
+  return l($item['title'], $link_item['path'], array_key_exists('description', $item) ? array('title' => $item['description']) : array(), NULL, NULL, FALSE, FALSE, isset($path['scheme']));
 }
 
 /**