diff --git a/src/construct/wikilink.rs b/src/construct/wikilink.rs
--- a/src/construct/wikilink.rs
+++ b/src/construct/wikilink.rs
@@ -31,7 +31,10 @@ tokenizer.parse_state.options.constructs.wikilink && tokenizer.current == Some(b'[');
 
     if start_conditions && tokenizer.tokenize_state.size == 0 {
         tokenizer.tokenize_state.size += 1;
-        tokenizer.attempt(State::Next(MoveName::WikilinkStart), State::Nok);
+        tokenizer.attempt(
+            State::Next(MoveName::WikilinkStart),
+            State::Next(MoveName::TextBeforeLabelStartLink),
+        );
         tokenizer.consume();
         return State::Ok;
     } else if start_conditions && tokenizer.tokenize_state.size == 1 {
@@ -52,7 +55,9 @@ });
         State::Next(MoveName::WikilinkLabelStart)
     } else {
         tokenizer.tokenize_state.size = 0;
-        State::Nok
+
+        // Resume the "regular" sequence of state transitions
+        State::Retry(MoveName::TextBeforeLabelStartLink)
     }
 }