diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 1f8491603..7e886590f 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@
 
 linkcheck_ignore = [
     r"^https://matrix\.to/#",
+    r"^https://img.shields.io/matrix",
 ]
 
 suppress_warnings = ["myst.xref_missing"]