diff --git a/lib/workers/pr/index.js b/lib/workers/pr/index.js
index 2b1ae52a6d086c32db6671a01c6fe881e8daa706..faf94c6fffc033b0242e75895c7f769b80ccf6f8 100644
--- a/lib/workers/pr/index.js
+++ b/lib/workers/pr/index.js
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ async function ensurePr(prConfig) {
     }
   }
   prBody = prBody.trim();
-  if (config.isGitHub && !config.privateRepo) {
+  if (config.isGitHub) {
     // Put a zero width space after every # followed by a digit
     prBody = prBody.replace(/#(\d)/gi, '#​$1');
     // Put a zero width space after every @ symbol to prevent unintended hyperlinking