diff --git a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/extlink.js b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/extlink.js
index 2a7671c8d..36bb372a8 100644
--- a/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/extlink.js
+++ b/core/modules/parsers/wikiparser/rules/extlink.js
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ exports.types = {inline: true};
 exports.init = function(parser) {
 	this.parser = parser;
 	// Regexp to match
-	this.matchRegExp = /~?(?:file|http|https|mailto|ftp|irc|news|data|skype):[^\s'"<>]+(?:\/|\b)/mg;
+	this.matchRegExp = /~?(?:file|http|https|mailto|ftp|irc|news|data|skype):[^\s\|'"<>]+(?:\/|\b)/mg;
 };
 
 exports.parse = function() {