diff --git a/docs/kubernetes/ingress-usage.md b/docs/kubernetes/ingress-usage.md
index e21fc33193..1b35e3cdae 100644
--- a/docs/kubernetes/ingress-usage.md
+++ b/docs/kubernetes/ingress-usage.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Service type | supported | workaround
 --- | --- | ---
 ClusterIP | yes | ---
 NodePort | yes | ---
-ExternalName | no, [related issue](https://github.com/zalando/skipper/issues/549) | [use deployment with routestring](../data-clients/route-string.md#proxy-to-a-given-url)
+ExternalName | yes | ---
 LoadBalancer | no | it should not, because Kubernetes cloud-controller-manager will maintain it