diff --git a/scripts/mdlint.sh b/scripts/mdlint.sh
index 5274f108d2c..abb545ad2f6 100755
--- a/scripts/mdlint.sh
+++ b/scripts/mdlint.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 # Run `make mdlint` from the root of the repository instead.
 
 # use markdownlint-cli to check for markdown files
-docker run --rm -v ./book:/workdir ghcr.io/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli:latest '**/*.md' --ignore node_modules
+# NOTE: we disable MD059 (descriptive-link-text) because it is too strict
+docker run --rm -v ./book:/workdir ghcr.io/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli:latest '**/*.md' --ignore node_modules --disable MD059
 
 # exit code
 exit_code=$(echo $?)
@@ -14,10 +15,10 @@ if [[ $exit_code == 0 ]]; then
     echo "All markdown files are properly formatted."
     exit 0
 elif [[ $exit_code == 1 ]]; then
-    echo "Exiting with errors. Run 'make mdlint' locally and commit the changes. Note that not all errors can be fixed automatically, if there are still errors after running 'make mdlint', look for the errors and fix manually."    
+    echo "Exiting with errors. Run 'make mdlint' locally and commit the changes. Note that not all errors can be fixed automatically, if there are still errors after running 'make mdlint', look for the errors and fix manually."
     docker run --rm -v ./book:/workdir ghcr.io/igorshubovych/markdownlint-cli:latest '**/*.md' --ignore node_modules --fix
     exit 1
 else
     echo "Exiting with exit code >1. Check for the error logs and fix them accordingly."
     exit 1
-fi
\ No newline at end of file
+fi