diff --git a/fern/products/docs/pages/component-library/default-components/download.mdx b/fern/products/docs/pages/component-library/default-components/download.mdx
index 0dbab3b7d..27a451526 100644
--- a/fern/products/docs/pages/component-library/default-components/download.mdx
+++ b/fern/products/docs/pages/component-library/default-components/download.mdx
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ This is useful when you want users to download a collection of related assets 
 </ParamField>
 
 <ParamField path="children" type="React.ReactNode" required={true}>
-  The text or element to display as the click target for the download. Can be plain text (e.g. `Download PDF`) or a React element such as a `<Button>`.
+  The text or element to display as the click target for the download. Can be plain text (e.g. `Download PDF`) or a React element such as a `<Button>`. Do not wrap the text in a Markdown link (e.g. `[Download PDF](./file.pdf)`) — `<Download>` handles the link behavior itself, so a Markdown link is both incorrect and unnecessary.
 </ParamField>
 
 <ParamField path="filename" type="string">