diff --git a/inline.go b/inline.go
index db02091..455f8fe 100644
--- a/inline.go
+++ b/inline.go
@@ -180,8 +180,8 @@ const (
 
 // '[': parse a link or an image or a footnote
 func link(p *parser, out *bytes.Buffer, data []byte, offset int) int {
-	// no links allowed inside other links
-	if p.insideLink {
+	// no links allowed inside regular links, footnote, and deferred footnotes
+	if p.insideLink && (data[offset-1] == '[' || data[offset+1] == '^') {
 		return 0
 	}