diff --git a/syntax/markdown.vim b/syntax/markdown.vim
index 95f96f2..e3fd24c 100644
--- a/syntax/markdown.vim
+++ b/syntax/markdown.vim
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ syn region markdownUrlTitle matchgroup=markdownUrlTitleDelimiter start=+"+ end=+
 syn region markdownUrlTitle matchgroup=markdownUrlTitleDelimiter start=+'+ end=+'+ keepend contained
 syn region markdownUrlTitle matchgroup=markdownUrlTitleDelimiter start=+(+ end=+)+ keepend contained
 
-syn region markdownLinkText matchgroup=markdownLinkTextDelimiter start="!\=\[\%(\_[^]]*]\%((\| \=\[\)\)\@=" end="\]\%((\| \=\[\)\@=" keepend nextgroup=markdownLink,markdownId skipwhite contains=@markdownInline,markdownLineStart
+syn region markdownLinkText matchgroup=markdownLinkTextDelimiter start="!\=\[\%(\_[^]]*]\%((\| \=\[\)\)\@=" end="\]\%(( \=[[(]\)\@=" keepend nextgroup=markdownLink,markdownId skipwhite contains=@markdownInline,markdownLineStart
 syn region markdownLink matchgroup=markdownLinkDelimiter start="(" end=")" contains=markdownUrl keepend contained
 syn region markdownId matchgroup=markdownIdDelimiter start="\[" end="\]" keepend contained
 syn region markdownAutomaticLink matchgroup=markdownUrlDelimiter start="<\%(\w\+:\|\S\+@\)\@=" end=">" keepend oneline