diff --git a/xsl/pretext-html.xsl b/xsl/pretext-html.xsl
index f8a17ebf2..58a0c426f 100644
--- a/xsl/pretext-html.xsl
+++ b/xsl/pretext-html.xsl
@@ -12324,6 +12324,9 @@ along with PreTeXt.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 <xsl:template match="matching//*" mode="permalink"/>
 <xsl:template match="areas//*" mode="permalink"/>
 
+<!-- 2026-08-12: no permalink for first p in the introduction to an exercisegroup -->
+<xsl:template match="exercisegroup/introduction/p[1]" mode="permalink"/>
+
 
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