diff --git a/plugins/inputs/execd/shim/README.md b/plugins/inputs/execd/shim/README.md
index 0e7fa9cd7..761e8b931 100644
--- a/plugins/inputs/execd/shim/README.md
+++ b/plugins/inputs/execd/shim/README.md
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # Telegraf Execd Go Shim
 
-This is deprecated. Please see (/plugins/common/shim/README.md)[https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/common/shim/README.md]
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+This is deprecated. Please see [/plugins/common/shim/README.md](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/master/plugins/common/shim/README.md)