diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d5704733..d92befec 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -3063,7 +3063,7 @@ This software is licensed under the [GPL v3 license][gpl].
 [vim]: http://www.vim.org/
 [syntastic]: https://github.com/scrooloose/syntastic
 [lightline]: https://github.com/itchyny/lightline.vim
-[flags_example]: https://github.com/Valloric/ycmd/blob/master/cpp/ycm/.ycm_extra_conf.py
+[flags_example]: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Valloric/ycmd/6463774035e61a660ad9150a592b8829eb37fd10/cpp/ycm/.ycm_extra_conf.py
 [compdb]: http://clang.llvm.org/docs/JSONCompilationDatabase.html
 [subsequence]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsequence
 [listtoggle]: https://github.com/Valloric/ListToggle
diff --git a/doc/youcompleteme.txt b/doc/youcompleteme.txt
index 253bcff3..e875b09a 100644
--- a/doc/youcompleteme.txt
+++ b/doc/youcompleteme.txt
@@ -3386,7 +3386,7 @@ References ~
 [44] http://clang.llvm.org/docs/JSONCompilationDatabase.html
 [45] https://ninja-build.org/manual.html
 [46] https://github.com/rizsotto/Bear
-[47] https://github.com/Valloric/ycmd/blob/master/cpp/ycm/.ycm_extra_conf.py
+[47] https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Valloric/ycmd/6463774035e61a660ad9150a592b8829eb37fd10/cpp/ycm/.ycm_extra_conf.py
 [48] https://github.com/rdnetto/YCM-Generator
 [49] http://ternjs.net/doc/manual.html#configuration
 [50] http://ternjs.net/doc/manual.html#server