diff --git a/src/__init__.py b/src/__init__.py
index c587c4977..f25e09915 100644
--- a/src/__init__.py
+++ b/src/__init__.py
@@ -8968,7 +8968,10 @@ def unescape(name):
                     if ftab[1].startswith("page="):
                         self.kind = LINK_GOTOR
                         self.file_spec = ftab[0]
-                        self.page = int(ftab[1].split("&")[0][5:]) - 1
+                        page_part = ftab[1][5:]
+                        if "&" in page_part:
+                            page_part = page_part.split("&")[0]
+                        self.page = int(page_part) - 1
             elif ":" in self.uri:
                 self.is_uri = True
                 self.kind = LINK_URI
diff --git a/src_classic/helper-python.i b/src_classic/helper-python.i
index 9a14a5df6..e6e660cbf 100644
--- a/src_classic/helper-python.i
+++ b/src_classic/helper-python.i
@@ -901,7 +901,10 @@ class linkDest(object):
                     if ftab[1].startswith("page="):
                         self.kind = LINK_GOTOR
                         self.fileSpec = ftab[0]
-                        self.page = int(ftab[1][5:]) - 1
+                        page_part = ftab[1][5:]
+                        if "&" in page_part:
+                            page_part = page_part.split("&")[0]
+                        self.page = int(page_part) - 1
             else:
                 self.isUri = True
                 self.kind = LINK_LAUNCH