diff --git a/lisp/org-lint.el b/lisp/org-lint.el
index aa70029c0..a79b03770 100644
--- a/lisp/org-lint.el
+++ b/lisp/org-lint.el
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ Use \"export %s\" instead"
     (org-element-map ast 'footnote-reference
       (lambda (f)
 	(let ((label (org-element-property :label f)))
-	  (and label
+	  (and (eq 'standard (org-element-property :type f))
 	       (not (member label definitions))
 	       (list (org-element-property :begin f)
 		     (format "Missing definition for footnote [%s]"
diff --git a/testing/lisp/test-org-lint.el b/testing/lisp/test-org-lint.el
index 005828e4b..7c4af0530 100644
--- a/testing/lisp/test-org-lint.el
+++ b/testing/lisp/test-org-lint.el
@@ -310,6 +310,12 @@ This is not a node property
      (org-lint '(undefined-footnote-reference))))
   (should-not
    (org-test-with-temp-text "Text[fn:1]\n[fn:1] Definition"
+     (org-lint '(undefined-footnote-reference))))
+  (should-not
+   (org-test-with-temp-text "Text[fn:1:inline reference]"
+     (org-lint '(undefined-footnote-reference))))
+  (should-not
+   (org-test-with-temp-text "Text[fn::anonymous reference]"
      (org-lint '(undefined-footnote-reference)))))
 
 (ert-deftest test-org-lint/unreferenced-footnote-definition ()