diff --git a/packages/markdown/prepareMarkdown.js b/packages/markdown/prepareMarkdown.js
index 4a23f47cd2ac1a..a57976e92f6ff6 100644
--- a/packages/markdown/prepareMarkdown.js
+++ b/packages/markdown/prepareMarkdown.js
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ function prepareMarkdown(config) {
         throw new Error(`docs-infra: Missing description in the page: ${location}\n`);
       }
 
-      if (description.length > 165) {
+      if (description.length > 160) {
         throw new Error(
           [
             `docs-infra: The description "${description}" is too long (${description.length} characters).`,