diff --git a/prompb/README.md b/prompb/README.md
index c1acb508a..a33d7bfb8 100644
--- a/prompb/README.md
+++ b/prompb/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ re-compile them when building Prometheus.
 If however you have modified the defs and do need to re-compile, run
 `make proto` from the parent dir.
 
-In order for the [script][../scripts/genproto.sh] to run, you'll need `protoc` (version 3.15.8) in
+In order for the [script](../scripts/genproto.sh) to run, you'll need `protoc` (version 3.15.8) in
 your PATH.