--- a/mailnews/extensions/newsblog/content/feed-parser.js
+++ b/mailnews/extensions/newsblog/content/feed-parser.js
@@ -494,18 +494,17 @@ FeedParser.prototype =
           ((alink.getAttribute('rel') && alink.getAttribute('rel') == linkRel) ||
            //if there isn't, assume 'alternate'
            (!alink.getAttribute('rel') && (linkRel=="alternate"))) 
           && alink.getAttribute('href')) 
       {
         // Atom links are interpreted relative to xml:base
         var ioService = Components.classes["@mozilla.org/network/io-service;1"]
                                    .getService(Components.interfaces.nsIIOService);
-        url = ioService.newURI(alink.baseURI, null, null);
-        return url.resolve(alink.getAttribute('href'));
+        return ioService.newURI(alink.baseURI, null, null).resolve(alink.getAttribute('href'));
       }
     }
     return null;
   },
   
   stripTags: function(someHTML)
   {
     return someHTML ? someHTML.replace(/<[^>]+>/g,"") : someHTML;