diff --git a/moderncv.cls b/moderncv.cls
index 06df7d7..6fac2f2 100644
--- a/moderncv.cls
+++ b/moderncv.cls
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@
           \newlength{\pagenumberwidth}%
           \settowidth{\pagenumberwidth}{\color{color2}\addressfont\itshape\strut\thepage/\pageref{lastpage}}%
           \fancypagestyle{plain}{%
-            \fancyfoot[r]{\parbox[b]{\pagenumberwidth}{\color{color2}\pagenumberfont\strut\thepage/\pageref{lastpage}}}}% the parbox is required to ensure alignment with a possible center footer (e.g., as in the casual style)
+            \fancyfoot[r]{\parbox[b]{\pagenumberwidth}{\color{color2}\pagenumberfont\strut\thepage/\protect\NoHyper\pageref{lastpage}\protect\endNoHyper}}}% the parbox is required to ensure alignment with a possible center footer (e.g., as in the casual style)
           \pagestyle{plain}}{}}\fi}%
   \AtEndDocument{\label{lastpage}}}
 \pagestyle{plain}