Index: wp-admin/includes/post.php
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--- wp-admin/includes/post.php	(revision 27219)
+++ wp-admin/includes/post.php	(working copy)
@@ -1125,7 +1125,7 @@
 	$return .= '<span id="edit-slug-buttons"><a href="#post_name" class="edit-slug button button-small hide-if-no-js" onclick="editPermalink(' . $id . '); return false;">' . __('Edit') . "</a></span>\n";
 	$return .= '<span id="editable-post-name-full">' . $post_name . "</span>\n";
 	if ( isset($view_post) )
-		$return .= "<span id='view-post-btn'><a href='$view_link' class='button button-small'>$view_post</a></span>\n";
+		$return .= "<span id='view-post-btn'><a href='".get_permalink($post)."' class='button button-small' target='_blank'>$view_post</a></span>\n";
 
 	$return = apply_filters('get_sample_permalink_html', $return, $id, $new_title, $new_slug);