diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/open.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/open.go
index c4c8b5416dba..dc4fd0fb7ada 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/open.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/config/open.go
@@ -21,11 +21,10 @@ import (
 	"os"
 	"text/template"
 
-	"github.com/pkg/browser"
-
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/assets"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/browser"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
 	pkg_config "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/driver"
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/dashboard.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/dashboard.go
index b5fd848eb303..b65c53eb84ea 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/dashboard.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/dashboard.go
@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/docker/machine/libmachine/mcnerror"
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
-	"github.com/pkg/browser"
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 	pkgaddons "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/addons"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/assets"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/browser"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
 	pkg_config "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/driver"
diff --git a/cmd/minikube/cmd/service.go b/cmd/minikube/cmd/service.go
index 08c0fb87d54a..ae14afda08f7 100644
--- a/cmd/minikube/cmd/service.go
+++ b/cmd/minikube/cmd/service.go
@@ -30,11 +30,11 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/golang/glog"
-	"github.com/pkg/browser"
 	"github.com/spf13/cobra"
 	"github.com/spf13/viper"
 
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/drivers/kic/oci"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/browser"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
 	pkg_config "k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/config"
 	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/driver"
diff --git a/pkg/minikube/browser/browser.go b/pkg/minikube/browser/browser.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..890e068844e3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/minikube/browser/browser.go
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2020 The Kubernetes Authors All rights reserved.
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+    http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+package browser
+
+import (
+	"os/exec"
+	"runtime"
+
+	"github.com/pkg/browser"
+	"k8s.io/minikube/pkg/minikube/out"
+)
+
+// OpenURL opens a new browser window pointing to URL.
+func OpenURL(url string) error {
+	if runtime.GOOS == "linux" {
+		_, err := exec.LookPath("xdg-open")
+		if err != nil {
+			out.T(out.URL, url)
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+	return browser.OpenURL(url)
+}