diff --git a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLink.vue b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLink.vue
index daf855089259..426a2544faea 100644
--- a/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLink.vue
+++ b/src/client/theme-default/components/VPLink.vue
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ const props = defineProps<{
   rel?: string
 }>()
 
-const tag = computed(() => props.tag ?? props.href ? 'a' : 'span')
+const tag = computed(() => props.tag ?? (props.href ? 'a' : 'span'))
 const isExternal = computed(() => props.href && EXTERNAL_URL_RE.test(props.href))
 </script>