--- class-wp-widget-media-image.php	2017-09-20 17:26:52.255095054 +0530
+++ class-wp-widget-media-image-new.php	2017-09-20 17:03:54.355050000 +0530
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@
 
 		if ( $url ) {
 			$image = sprintf(
-				'<a href="%1$s" class="%2$s" rel="%3$s" target="%4$s">%5$s</a>',
+				'<a href="%1$s" class="%2$s" rel="%3$s" %4$s>%5$s</a>',
 				esc_url( $url ),
 				esc_attr( $instance['link_classes'] ),
 				esc_attr( $instance['link_rel'] ),
-				! empty( $instance['link_target_blank'] ) ? '_blank' : '',
+				! empty( $instance['link_target_blank'] ) ? 'target="_blank"' : '',
 				$image
 			);
 		}