diff --git a/frappe/core/doctype/activity_log/activity_log.py b/frappe/core/doctype/activity_log/activity_log.py
index 33e444650b..94a4803279 100644
--- a/frappe/core/doctype/activity_log/activity_log.py
+++ b/frappe/core/doctype/activity_log/activity_log.py
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ def add_authentication_log(subject, user, operation="Login", status="Success"):
 		"status": status,
 		"subject": subject,
 		"operation": operation,
-	}).insert(ignore_permissions=True)
+	}).insert(ignore_permissions=True, ignore_links=True)
 
 def clear_authentication_logs():
 	"""clear 100 day old authentication logs"""
diff --git a/frappe/model/document.py b/frappe/model/document.py
index 02c77a2884..0e232fc006 100644
--- a/frappe/model/document.py
+++ b/frappe/model/document.py
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
 		frappe.flags.error_message = _('Insufficient Permission for {0}').format(self.doctype)
 		raise frappe.PermissionError
 
-	def insert(self, ignore_permissions=None, ignore_if_duplicate=False, ignore_mandatory=None):
+	def insert(self, ignore_permissions=None, ignore_links=None, ignore_if_duplicate=False, ignore_mandatory=None):
 		"""Insert the document in the database (as a new document).
 		This will check for user permissions and execute `before_insert`,
 		`validate`, `on_update`, `after_insert` methods if they are written.
@@ -198,6 +198,9 @@ class Document(BaseDocument):
 		if ignore_permissions!=None:
 			self.flags.ignore_permissions = ignore_permissions
 
+		if ignore_links!=None:
+			self.flags.ignore_links = ignore_links
+
 		if ignore_mandatory!=None:
 			self.flags.ignore_mandatory = ignore_mandatory