diff --git a/lib/rules/links/linkchecker.js b/lib/rules/links/linkchecker.js
index e9b328dfe..b52f482c6 100644
--- a/lib/rules/links/linkchecker.js
+++ b/lib/rules/links/linkchecker.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ const allowList = [
     /^https:\/\/www.w3.org\/assets\//,
     /^https:\/\/static.cloudflareinsights.com\/beacon\.min\.js/,
     /^https:\/\/www.w3.org\/Icons\/member_subm\.png/,
+    /^https:\/\/www.w3.org\/favicon\.ico/,
     /^data:/,
 ];
 const noRespondAllowList = [