diff --git a/present/link.go b/present/link.go
index 5885eb14..2aead352 100644
--- a/present/link.go
+++ b/present/link.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ func (l Link) TemplateName() string { return "link" }
 
 func parseLink(ctx *Context, fileName string, lineno int, text string) (Elem, error) {
 	args := strings.Fields(text)
-	if len(args) < 3 {
+	if len(args) < 2 {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("link element must have at least 2 arguments")
 	}
 	url, err := url.Parse(args[1])