diff --git a/hrms/setup.py b/hrms/setup.py
index 383b5118c0..ced82e2da9 100644
--- a/hrms/setup.py
+++ b/hrms/setup.py
@@ -595,6 +595,7 @@ def remove_lending_docperms_from_ess():
 		if row.document_type in loan_docperms:
 			doc.user_doctypes.remove(row)
 
+	doc.flags.ignore_links = True
 	doc.save(ignore_permissions=True)