diff --git a/lib/marked.js b/lib/marked.js
index d702a3cb..7099242c 100644
--- a/lib/marked.js
+++ b/lib/marked.js
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ var inline = {
   escape: /^\\([\\`*{}\[\]()#+\-.!_])/,
   autolink: /^<([^ >]+(@|:\/)[^ >]+)>/,
   tag: /^<!--[^\0]*?-->|^<\/?\w+[^>]*>/,
-  link: /^!?\[((?:\[[^\]]*\]|[^\[\]])*)\]\s*\(([^\)]*)\)/,
+  link: /^!?\[((?:\[[^\]]*\]|[^\[\]])*)\]\(([^\)]*)\)/,
   reflink: /^!?\[((?:\[[^\]]*\]|[^\[\]])*)\]\s*\[([^\]]*)\]/,
   nolink: /^!?\[((?:\[[^\]]*\]|[^\[\]])*)\]/,
   strong: /^__([^\0]+?)__(?!_)|^\*\*([^\0]+?)\*\*(?!\*)/,