diff --git a/dev-tools/scripts/checkJavadocLinks.py b/dev-tools/scripts/checkJavadocLinks.py
index 20993145741..9a4dbf714ad 100644
--- a/dev-tools/scripts/checkJavadocLinks.py
+++ b/dev-tools/scripts/checkJavadocLinks.py
@@ -197,6 +197,9 @@ def checkAll(dirName):
         elif link.find('lucene.apache.org/java/docs/discussion.html') != -1:
           # OK
           pass
+        elif link.find('lucene.apache.org/core/discussion.html') != -1:
+          # OK
+          pass
         elif link.find('lucene.apache.org/solr/mirrors-solr-latest-redir.html') != -1:
           # OK
           pass