diff --git a/include/text.php b/include/text.php
index 925c8e997..ad7678483 100644
--- a/include/text.php
+++ b/include/text.php
@@ -1107,7 +1107,7 @@ function searchbox($s,$id='search-box',$url='/search',$save = false) {
  * @return string
  */
 function linkify($s, $me = false) {
-	$s = preg_replace("/(https?\:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9\pL\:\/\-\?\&\;\.\=\_\@\~\#\'\%\$\!\+\,\@]*)/u", (($me) ? ' <a href="$1" rel="me" >$1</a>' : ' <a href="$1" >$1</a>'), $s);
+	$s = preg_replace("/(https?\:\/\/[a-zA-Z0-9\pL\:\/\-\?\&\;\.\=\_\@\~\#\'\%\$\!\+\,\@]*)/u", (($me) ? ' <a href="$1" rel="me nofollow" >$1</a>' : ' <a href="$1" >$1</a>'), $s);
 	$s = preg_replace("/\<(.*?)(src|href)=(.*?)\&amp\;(.*?)\>/ism",'<$1$2=$3&$4>',$s);
 
 	return($s);