diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-rot.yml b/.github/workflows/link-rot.yml
index 4d065ed5..20f91c95 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link-rot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link-rot.yml
@@ -41,6 +41,7 @@ jobs:
             --max-retries 2
             --max-concurrency 8
             --no-progress
+            --exclude-path content/_external
             'content/**/*.md' 'README.md'
           output: lychee-report.md
           fail: false