diff --git a/test/spec.txt b/test/spec.txt
@@ -7338,12 +7338,13 @@ A [link destination](@) consists of either
closing `>` that contains no line breaks or unescaped
`<` or `>` characters, or
-- a nonempty sequence of characters that does not include
- ASCII space or control characters, and includes parentheses
- only if (a) they are backslash-escaped or (b) they are part of
- a balanced pair of unescaped parentheses. (Implementations
- may impose limits on parentheses nesting to avoid performance
- issues, but at least three levels of nesting should be supported.)
+- a nonempty sequence of characters that does not start with
+ `<`, does not include ASCII space or control characters, and
+ includes parentheses only if (a) they are backslash-escaped or
+ (b) they are part of a balanced pair of unescaped parentheses.
+ (Implementations may impose limits on parentheses nesting to
+ avoid performance issues, but at least three levels of nesting
+ should be supported.)
A [link title](@) consists of either
@@ -7446,7 +7447,7 @@ Pointy brackets that enclose links must be unescaped:
```````````````````````````````` example
[link](<foo\>)
.
-<p><a href="%3Cfoo%3E">link</a></p>
+<p>[link](<foo>)</p>
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