diff --git a/docs/conf.py b/docs/conf.py
index 63bfb3ee050384..2434c39e7a7224 100644
--- a/docs/conf.py
+++ b/docs/conf.py
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@
     (MATTER_BASE, "examples/**/*.JPG"),
 ]
 external_content_link_prefixes = [
-    ".",
     "src/",
     r"\.vscode/",
-    "CONTRIBUTING",
+    "CONTRIBUTING",  # cannot detect CONTRIBUTING.md
+    "README",  # cannot detect README.md
     "scripts/",
     "examples/android/",
 ]