diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/Link.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/Link.php
index 535d9bb..3888c79 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/Link.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Render/Element/Link.php
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public static function preRenderLink($element) {
       /** @var \Drupal\Core\Utility\LinkGenerator $link_generator */
       $link_generator = \Drupal::service('link_generator');
       $generated_link = $link_generator->generate($element['#title'], $element['#url']->setOptions($options));
-      $element['#markup'] = $generated_link->getGeneratedLink();
+      $element['#markup'] = $generated_link;
       $generated_link->merge(BubbleableMetadata::createFromRenderArray($element))
         ->applyTo($element);
     }
diff --git a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Utility/LinkGenerator.php b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Utility/LinkGenerator.php
index beab83a..fee9b2d 100644
--- a/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Utility/LinkGenerator.php
+++ b/core/lib/Drupal/Core/Utility/LinkGenerator.php
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public function generate($text, Url $url) {
     $attributes = new Attribute($attributes);
     // This is safe because Attribute does escaping and $variables['text'] is
     // either rendered or escaped.
-    return $generated_link->setGeneratedLink(Markup::create('<' . $generated_link::TAG . $attributes . '>' . $variables['text'] . '</' . $generated_link::TAG . '>'));
+    return $generated_link->setGeneratedLink('<' . $generated_link::TAG . $attributes . '>' . $variables['text'] . '</' . $generated_link::TAG . '>');
   }
 
 }
diff --git a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/EngineTwigTest.php b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/EngineTwigTest.php
index 05a457c..51d092d 100644
--- a/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/EngineTwigTest.php
+++ b/core/modules/system/src/Tests/Theme/EngineTwigTest.php
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ public function testTwigLinkGenerator() {
     $link_generator = $this->container->get('link_generator');
 
 
+    $generated_url = Url::fromRoute('user.register', [], ['absolute' => TRUE])->toString(TRUE)->getGeneratedUrl();
     $expected = [
       'link via the linkgenerator: ' . $link_generator->generate('register', new Url('user.register', [], ['absolute' => TRUE])),
       'link via the linkgenerator: ' . $link_generator->generate('register', new Url('user.register', [], ['absolute' => TRUE, 'attributes' => ['foo' => 'bar']])),
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ public function testTwigLinkGenerator() {
       'link via the linkgenerator: ' . $link_generator->generate('register', new Url('user.register', [], ['attributes' => ['id' => 'kitten']])),
       'link via the linkgenerator: ' . $link_generator->generate('register', new Url('user.register', [], ['attributes' => ['class' => ['llama', 'kitten', 'panda']]])),
       'link via the linkgenerator: ' . $link_generator->generate(Markup::create('<span>register</span>'), new Url('user.register', [], ['absolute' => TRUE])),
-      'link via the linkgenerator: ' . $link_generator->generate(Markup::create('<span>register</span><svg></svg>'), new Url('user.register', [], ['absolute' => TRUE])),
+      'link via the linkgenerator: <a href="' . $generated_url . '"><span>register</span><svg></svg></a>',
     ];
 
     // Verify that link() has the ability to bubble cacheability metadata: