diff --git a/app/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml b/app/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml
index 4ff876e503..90d7cdd395 100644
--- a/app/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/layouts/nav/_project.html.haml
@@ -127,5 +127,5 @@
 
   -# Shortcut to create a new issue
   %li.hidden
-    = link_to polymorphic_path([@project.namespace.becomes(Namespace), @project, :issue], action: :new), class: 'shortcuts-new-issue' do
+    = link_to new_namespace_project_issue_path(@project.namespace, @project), class: 'shortcuts-new-issue' do
       Create a new issue