diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownLinks.test.ts b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownLinks.test.ts
index 09d9f52195..ccd1670c01 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownLinks.test.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/__tests__/markdownLinks.test.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ describe('replaceMarkdownLinks', () => {
           '@site/docs/intro.md': '/docs/intro',
           '@site/docs/foo.md': '/doc/foo',
           '@site/docs/bar/baz.md': '/doc/baz',
+          '@site/docs/http.foo.md': '/doc/http',
         },
         fileString: `
 [foo](./foo.md)
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ describe('replaceMarkdownLinks', () => {
 [http](http://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/README.md)
 [https](https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/README.md)
 [asset](./foo.js)
+[looks like http...](http.foo.md)
 [nonexistent](hmmm.md)
 `,
       }),
@@ -51,6 +53,7 @@ describe('replaceMarkdownLinks', () => {
       [http](http://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/README.md)
       [https](https://github.com/facebook/docusaurus/README.md)
       [asset](./foo.js)
+      [looks like http...](/doc/http)
       [nonexistent](hmmm.md)
       ",
       }
diff --git a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownLinks.ts b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownLinks.ts
index 17925c201e..548d8acb31 100644
--- a/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownLinks.ts
+++ b/packages/docusaurus-utils/src/markdownLinks.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ export function replaceMarkdownLinks<T extends ContentPaths>({
     // Replace inline-style links or reference-style links e.g:
     // This is [Document 1](doc1.md) -> we replace this doc1.md with correct link
     // [doc1]: doc1.md -> we replace this doc1.md with correct link
-    const mdRegex = /(?:(?:\]\()|(?:\]:\s?))(?!https?)([^'")\]\s>]+\.mdx?)/g;
+    const mdRegex =
+      /(?:(?:\]\()|(?:\]:\s?))(?!https?:\/\/)([^'")\]\s>]+\.mdx?)/g;
     let mdMatch = mdRegex.exec(modifiedLine);
     while (mdMatch !== null) {
       // Replace it to correct html link.