Index: branches/5.3.x/core/ckeditor/plugins/my_link/plugin.js
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diff -u -N -r15483 -r15902
--- branches/5.3.x/core/ckeditor/plugins/my_link/plugin.js	(.../plugin.js)	(revision 15483)
+++ branches/5.3.x/core/ckeditor/plugins/my_link/plugin.js	(.../plugin.js)	(revision 15902)
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@
 
 						if ( ( javascriptMatch = href.match( javascriptProtocolRegex ) ) )
 						{
+							var emailProtection = editor.config.emailProtection || '';
+
 							if ( emailProtection == 'encode' )
 							{
 								href = href.replace( encodedEmailLinkRegex,
@@ -505,7 +507,8 @@
 
 								var linkHref,
 									email = data.email,
-									address = email.address;
+									address = email.address,
+									emailProtection = editor.config.emailProtection || '';
 
 								switch( emailProtection )
 								{