diff --git a/doc/en/conf.py b/doc/en/conf.py
index e866375ee..5fdff1b5c 100644
--- a/doc/en/conf.py
+++ b/doc/en/conf.py
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ linkcheck_workers = 5
 _repo = "https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest"
 extlinks = {
     "pypi": ("https://pypi.org/project/%s/", ""),
-    "issue": (f"{_repo}/issues/%s", "issue #%s"),
+    "issue": (f"{_repo}/issues/%s", "issue #"),
 }