diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-template-legacy/lib/templateHelper.js b/packages/jsdoc-template-legacy/lib/templateHelper.js
index ef09b29e..05ed5dc4 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-template-legacy/lib/templateHelper.js
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-template-legacy/lib/templateHelper.js
@@ -257,8 +257,8 @@ function stringifyType(typeExpression, cssClass, stringifyLinkMap) {
   const parsedType = parseType(typeExpression);
 
   return catharsis.stringify(parsedType, {
-    cssClass: cssClass,
     htmlSafe: true,
+    linkClass: cssClass,
     links: stringifyLinkMap,
   });
 }