diff --git a/README.org b/README.org
index c6e4daa2..61fe3bdb 100644
--- a/README.org
+++ b/README.org
@@ -526,6 +526,11 @@ Simple links may also be written manually in either sexp or non-sexp form, like:
 
 Nothing new yet.
 
+** 0.6.2
+
+*Fixed*
++  ~link~ predicate when used in an ~or~'ed query.  ([[https://github.com/alphapapa/org-ql/issues/279][#279]].  Thanks to [[https://github.com/telenieko][Marc Fargas]] for reporting.)
+
 ** 0.6.1
 
 *Fixed*
diff --git a/org-ql.el b/org-ql.el
index ffed5609..0e6965b6 100644
--- a/org-ql.el
+++ b/org-ql.el
@@ -1461,7 +1461,8 @@ any link is found."
               (setf description (regexp-quote description)))
             (when target
               (setf target (regexp-quote target))))
-          (when (re-search-forward org-ql-link-regexp (org-entry-end-position) t)
+          (when (save-excursion
+                  (re-search-forward org-ql-link-regexp (org-entry-end-position) t))
             (pcase description-or-target
               ('nil (and (or (null target)
                              (string-match-p target (match-string 1)))