diff --git a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org.hs b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org.hs
index f16aed48d..5b153b418 100644
--- a/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org.hs
+++ b/src/Text/Pandoc/Readers/Org.hs
@@ -1106,7 +1106,7 @@ explicitOrImageLink = try $ do
   char ']'
   return $ do
     src <- srcF
-    if isImageFilename src && isImageFilename title
+    if isImageFilename title
       then pure $ B.link src "" $ B.image title mempty mempty
       else linkToInlinesF src =<< title'