diff --git a/goldens/public-api/router/index.md b/goldens/public-api/router/index.md
index 6c1976b26d6..83749ad7eef 100644
--- a/goldens/public-api/router/index.md
+++ b/goldens/public-api/router/index.md
@@ -743,7 +743,7 @@ class RouterLink implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {
     // (undocumented)
     get urlTree(): UrlTree | null;
     // (undocumented)
-    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDeclaration<RouterLink, ":not(a):not(area)[routerLink],a[routerLink],area[routerLink]", never, { "target": "target"; "queryParams": "queryParams"; "fragment": "fragment"; "queryParamsHandling": "queryParamsHandling"; "state": "state"; "relativeTo": "relativeTo"; "preserveFragment": "preserveFragment"; "skipLocationChange": "skipLocationChange"; "replaceUrl": "replaceUrl"; "routerLink": "routerLink"; }, {}, never, never, true, never>;
+    static ɵdir: i0.ɵɵDirectiveDeclaration<RouterLink, "[routerLink]", never, { "target": "target"; "queryParams": "queryParams"; "fragment": "fragment"; "queryParamsHandling": "queryParamsHandling"; "state": "state"; "relativeTo": "relativeTo"; "preserveFragment": "preserveFragment"; "skipLocationChange": "skipLocationChange"; "replaceUrl": "replaceUrl"; "routerLink": "routerLink"; }, {}, never, never, true, never>;
     // (undocumented)
     static ɵfac: i0.ɵɵFactoryDeclaration<RouterLink, [null, null, { attribute: "tabindex"; }, null, null, null]>;
 }
diff --git a/packages/router/src/directives/router_link.ts b/packages/router/src/directives/router_link.ts
index 7c63c49a248..5fb80cb66af 100644
--- a/packages/router/src/directives/router_link.ts
+++ b/packages/router/src/directives/router_link.ts
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ import {UrlTree} from '../url_tree';
  * @publicApi
  */
 @Directive({
-  selector: ':not(a):not(area)[routerLink],a[routerLink],area[routerLink]',
+  selector: '[routerLink]',
   standalone: true,
 })
 export class RouterLink implements OnChanges, OnDestroy {