diff --git a/docs/scripts/notebook_convert.py b/docs/scripts/notebook_convert.py
index af3a0e576da..76ccaf45003 100644
--- a/docs/scripts/notebook_convert.py
+++ b/docs/scripts/notebook_convert.py
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ class EscapePreprocessor(Preprocessor):
                 )
             # rewrite .ipynb links to .md
             cell.source = re.sub(
-                r"\[([^\]]*)\]\(([^)]*).ipynb\)", r"[\1](\2.md)", cell.source
+                r"\[([^\]]*)\]\((?![^\)]*//)([^)]*)\.ipynb\)",
+                r"[\1](\2.md)",
+                cell.source,
             )
         return cell, resources