diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e8a972f..a6fadd5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 	mdl -s $(LINT_STYLE) `find -L . ! -path "./partials/*" ! -path "./_book/*" ! -path "./repos/*"  ! -path "./node_modules/*" ! -path "./cord-tester/modules/*" -name "*.md"`
 
 linkcheck: $(ALL_DOCS) _book
-	linkchecker -a --check-extern _book/
+	linkchecker -a -f linkchecker.ini _book/
 
 # Host holding the git server
 REPO_HOST   ?= https://gerrit.opencord.org
diff --git a/linkchecker.ini b/linkchecker.ini
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9e3b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/linkchecker.ini
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+; skip SSL verification
+[checking]
+sslverify=0
+
+; check external files
+[filtering]
+checkextern=True