diff --git a/meta/git/hooks/commit-msg b/meta/git/hooks/commit-msg
index d9beda3..df5d961 100755
--- a/meta/git/hooks/commit-msg
+++ b/meta/git/hooks/commit-msg
@@ -68,6 +68,11 @@ BKP_IFS="$IFS"
 IFS='
 '
 for line in $body; do
-	[[ ${#line} -le 72 ]] || die "Body lines too long. (<= 72)"
+	[[ ${#line} -gt 72 ]] || continue
+
+	# Allow links on single lines and in trailers
+	[[ ! $line =~ ^([-A-Za-z0-9]*:)?[\ \	]*https?://[^\ ]*$ ]] || continue
+
+	die "Body lines too long. (<= 72)"
 done
 IFS="$BKP_IFS"