diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
index 9b345fcfe..7cbfce950 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Writers/LaTeX.hs
@@ -881,7 +881,7 @@ inlineToLaTeX Space = return space
 inlineToLaTeX (Link txt ('#':ident, _)) = do
   contents <- inlineListToLaTeX txt
   lab <- toLabel ident
-  return $ text "\\hyperlink" <> braces (text lab) <> braces contents
+  return $ text "\\protect\\hyperlink" <> braces (text lab) <> braces contents
 inlineToLaTeX (Link txt (src, _)) =
   case txt of
         [Str x] | escapeURI x == src ->  -- autolink
diff --git a/tests/Tests/Writers/LaTeX.hs b/tests/Tests/Writers/LaTeX.hs
index f0bd67b75..27931dc28 100644
--- a/tests/Tests/Writers/LaTeX.hs
+++ b/tests/Tests/Writers/LaTeX.hs
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ tests = [ testGroup "code blocks"
         , testGroup "definition lists"
           [ "with internal link" =: definitionList [(link "#go" "" (str "testing"),
              [plain (text "hi there")])] =?>
-            "\\begin{description}\n\\tightlist\n\\item[\\hyperlink{go}{testing}]\nhi there\n\\end{description}"
+            "\\begin{description}\n\\tightlist\n\\item[\\protect\\hyperlink{go}{testing}]\nhi there\n\\end{description}"
           ]
         , testGroup "math"
           [ "escape |" =: para (math "\\sigma|_{\\{x\\}}") =?>