diff --git a/midori/main.c b/midori/main.c
index f7773468..2ec55990 100644
--- a/midori/main.c
+++ b/midori/main.c
@@ -979,11 +979,11 @@ midori_soup_session_settings_accept_language_cb (SoupSession*       session,
         SoupURI* destination = soup_message_get_uri (msg);
         if (referer && destination && !strstr (referer, destination->host))
         {
-            SoupURI* stripped_uri = soup_uri_new (katze_str_non_null (referer));
+            SoupURI* stripped_uri = soup_uri_new (referer);
             if (stripped_uri != NULL)
             {
                 gchar* stripped_referer;
-                soup_uri_set_path (stripped_uri, NULL);
+                soup_uri_set_path (stripped_uri, "");
                 soup_uri_set_query (stripped_uri, NULL);
                 stripped_referer = soup_uri_to_string (stripped_uri, FALSE);
                 soup_uri_free (stripped_uri);