diff --git a/mithril.js b/mithril.js
index b3eee4c9..1c432e1a 100644
--- a/mithril.js
+++ b/mithril.js
@@ -1694,6 +1694,9 @@ void (function (global, factory) { // eslint-disable-line
 			currentTarget = currentTarget.parentNode
 		}
 
+		// clear pendingRequests because we want an immediate route change
+		pendingRequests = 0;
+
 		m.route(currentTarget[m.route.mode].slice(modes[m.route.mode].length),
 			args)
 	}