diff --git a/src/General/lib/$.coffee b/src/General/lib/$.coffee
index e690c705b..7991388f2 100755
--- a/src/General/lib/$.coffee
+++ b/src/General/lib/$.coffee
@@ -221,7 +221,11 @@ $.event = (event, detail, root=d) ->
 
 $.open = 
 <% if (type === 'userscript') { %>
-  GM_openInTab
+  if GM_info.version is 'unknown' # GM_info.version is broken in GM3.0
+    # XXX https://github.com/greasemonkey/greasemonkey/issues/2094
+    (URL) -> $.globalEval "window.open(#{JSON.stringify URL}, '_blank');"
+  else
+    GM_openInTab
 <% } else { %>
   (URL) -> window.open URL, '_blank'
 <% } %>