diff --git a/packages/extension-link/src/link.ts b/packages/extension-link/src/link.ts
index 39f5368c59a..2926ea43dbd 100644
--- a/packages/extension-link/src/link.ts
+++ b/packages/extension-link/src/link.ts
@@ -161,9 +161,7 @@ export const Link = Mark.create<LinkOptions>({
   },
 
   renderHTML({ HTMLAttributes }) {
-    // False positive; we're explicitly checking for javascript: links to ignore them
-    // eslint-disable-next-line no-script-url
-    if (HTMLAttributes.href?.toLowerCase().trim().startsWith('javascript:')) {
+    if (HTMLAttributes.href?.substring(0, HTMLAttributes.href.indexOf(':')).toLowerCase().trim() === 'javascript') {
       // strip out the href
       return ['a', mergeAttributes(this.options.HTMLAttributes, { ...HTMLAttributes, href: '' }), 0]
     }