diff --git a/lib/platform/gitea/index.ts b/lib/platform/gitea/index.ts
index 7271c41cc5cf9dec3e4c46410d890112ce3a4805..a3bca1b7f834937b4613ac6797730e7584f51ba5 100644
--- a/lib/platform/gitea/index.ts
+++ b/lib/platform/gitea/index.ts
@@ -793,7 +793,10 @@ const platform: Platform = {
   },
 
   getPrBody(prBody: string): string {
-    return smartTruncate(prBody, 1000000);
+    return smartTruncate(
+      prBody.replace(/\]\(\.\.\/pull\//g, '](pulls/'),
+      1000000
+    );
   },
 
   getVulnerabilityAlerts(): Promise<VulnerabilityAlert[]> {