diff --git a/Userland/Libraries/LibPDF/Document.cpp b/Userland/Libraries/LibPDF/Document.cpp
index 62989271e4..3e4e7a0115 100644
--- a/Userland/Libraries/LibPDF/Document.cpp
+++ b/Userland/Libraries/LibPDF/Document.cpp
@@ -451,7 +451,15 @@ PDFErrorOr<Destination> Document::create_destination_from_parameters(NonnullRefP
         VERIFY_NOT_REACHED();
     }
 
-    return Destination { type, page_number_by_index_ref.get(page_ref.as_ref_index()), parameters };
+    // The spec requires page_ref to be an indirect reference to a page object,
+    // but in practice it's sometimes a page index.
+    Optional<u32> page_number;
+    if (page_ref.has<int>())
+        page_number = page_ref.get<int>();
+    else
+        page_number = page_number_by_index_ref.get(page_ref.as_ref_index());
+
+    return Destination { type, page_number, parameters };
 }
 
 PDFErrorOr<Optional<NonnullRefPtr<Object>>> Document::get_inheritable_object(DeprecatedFlyString const& name, NonnullRefPtr<DictObject> object)