diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/links.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/links.py
index b25736fde7..faae73e3a8 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/links.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/links.py
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ class Destination(Array):
 
 class Links(object):
 
-    def __init__(self, pdf, mark_links):
+    def __init__(self, pdf, mark_links, page_size):
         self.anchors = {}
         self.links = []
-        self.start = {'top':0, 'column':0, 'left':0}
+        self.start = {'top':page_size[1], 'column':0, 'left':0}
         self.pdf = pdf
         self.mark_links = mark_links
 
diff --git a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/serialize.py b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/serialize.py
index c60a70ba41..5042702deb 100644
--- a/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/serialize.py
+++ b/src/calibre/ebooks/pdf/render/serialize.py
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ class PDFStream(object):
         self.font_manager = FontManager(self.objects, self.compress)
         self.image_cache = {}
         self.debug = debug
-        self.links = Links(self, mark_links)
+        self.links = Links(self, mark_links, page_size)
 
     @property
     def page_tree(self):