Index: epiphany-2.18.0/embed/ephy-embed.c
===================================================================
--- epiphany-2.18.0.orig/embed/ephy-embed.c
+++ epiphany-2.18.0/embed/ephy-embed.c
@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@
 #include "mozilla-embed-single.h"
 #include "mozilla-embed.h"
 
+#include <string.h>
+
 static void ephy_embed_base_init (gpointer g_class);
 
 GType
@@ -441,8 +443,16 @@ ephy_embed_load_url (EphyEmbed *embed,
 		     const char *url)
 {
 	/* Remove that crap patch please */
-	EphyEmbedIface *iface = EPHY_EMBED_GET_IFACE (embed);
-	iface->load_url (embed, url);
+    /* Sorry, I don't feel like removing this crap patch.  */
+	char *protocol;
+	protocol=malloc(strlen(url)+1);
+	strcpy(protocol,url);
+	protocol=strtok(protocol,":");
+	if(strcasecmp(protocol,"gopher")!=0)
+	{
+        EphyEmbedIface *iface = EPHY_EMBED_GET_IFACE (embed);
+        iface->load_url (embed, url);
+    }
 }
 
 /**