diff --git a/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php b/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php
index 5e78d8e5..bf7116eb 100644
--- a/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php
+++ b/includes/core/um-filters-fields.php
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ add_filter( 'um_profile_field_filter_hook__vimeo_video', 'um_profile_field_filte
  */
 function um_profile_field_filter_hook__phone( $value, $data ) {
 	$value = str_replace('+', '', $value);
-	$value = '<a href="tel:=' . esc_attr( $value ) . '" rel="nofollow" title="' . esc_attr( $data['title'] ) . '">' . esc_html( $value ) . '</a>';
+	$value = '<a href="tel:' . esc_attr( $value ) . '" rel="nofollow" title="' . esc_attr( $data['title'] ) . '">' . esc_html( $value ) . '</a>';
 	return $value;
 }
 add_filter( 'um_profile_field_filter_hook__phone_number', 'um_profile_field_filter_hook__phone', 99, 2 );