diff --git a/public/app/core/directives/metric_segment.ts b/public/app/core/directives/metric_segment.ts
index 7759e14f2cc..de904e95fc6 100644
--- a/public/app/core/directives/metric_segment.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/directives/metric_segment.ts
@@ -118,6 +118,9 @@ export function metricSegment($compile, $sce) {
       };
 
       $scope.matcher = function(item) {
+        if (linkMode) {
+          return false;
+        }
         let str = this.query;
         if (str[0] === '/') {
           str = str.substring(1);