diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/remark/plugins/remark-lint-expected-html-sections/lib/linter.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/remark/plugins/remark-lint-expected-html-sections/lib/linter.js
index 3287dee52a56..75bb9746aaf3 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/remark/plugins/remark-lint-expected-html-sections/lib/linter.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/remark/plugins/remark-lint-expected-html-sections/lib/linter.js
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ function getAnchorNode( tree ) {
 
 	for ( i = 0; i < tree.children.length; i++ ) {
 		node = tree.children[ i ];
+		if ( node.type === 'yaml' ) {
+			continue;
+		}
 		if ( node.type === 'html' && RE_HTML_COMMENT.test( node.value ) ) {
 			continue;
 		}