diff --git a/extension.js b/extension.js
index e0e28a2..dd1e8b1 100644
--- a/extension.js
+++ b/extension.js
@@ -778,8 +778,8 @@ function fixHref(resource, href) {
       return vscode.Uri.file(path.join(root.uri.fsPath, href)).toString();
     }
 
-    // Otherwise look relative to the markdown file
-    return vscode.Uri.file(path.join(path.dirname(resource.fsPath), href)).toString();
+    // Otherwise, leave it as is
+    return href;
   } catch (error) {
     showErrorMessage('fixHref()', error);
   }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index de45a38..78fffb0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@
         "markdown-pdf.stylesRelativePathFile": {
           "type": "boolean",
           "default": false,
-          "description": "If markdown-pdf.stylesRelativePathFile option is set to true, the relative path set with markdown-pdf.styles is interpreted as relative from the file"
+          "description": "If checked, the relative paths in markdown-pdf.styles are referenced by the output HTML as is"
         },
         "markdown-pdf.includeDefaultStyles": {
           "type": "boolean",