--- a/browser/base/content/utilityOverlay.js
+++ b/browser/base/content/utilityOverlay.js
@@ -368,17 +368,17 @@ function openLinkIn(url, where, params) 
     if (aAllowPopups) {
       flags |= Ci.nsIWebNavigation.LOAD_FLAGS_ALLOW_POPUPS;
     }
     if (aIndicateErrorPageLoad) {
       flags |= Ci.nsIWebNavigation.LOAD_FLAGS_ERROR_LOAD_CHANGES_RV;
     }
 
     if (aForceAboutBlankViewerInCurrent) {
-      w.gBrowser.selectedBrowser.createAboutBlankContentViewer(aPrincipal);
+      aCurrentBrowser.createAboutBlankContentViewer(aPrincipal);
     }
 
     aCurrentBrowser.loadURIWithFlags(url, {
       flags: flags,
       referrerURI: aNoReferrer ? null : aReferrerURI,
       referrerPolicy: aReferrerPolicy,
       postData: aPostData,
       userContextId: aUserContextId