diff --git a/myst_parser/sphinx_ext/myst_refs.py b/myst_parser/sphinx_ext/myst_refs.py
index 8a4dc202..74edcb37 100644
--- a/myst_parser/sphinx_ext/myst_refs.py
+++ b/myst_parser/sphinx_ext/myst_refs.py
@@ -178,9 +178,12 @@ def resolve_myst_ref_doc(self, node: pending_xref):
             )
 
         assert self.app.builder
-        ref_node = make_refnode(
-            self.app.builder, from_docname, ref_docname, targetid, innernode
-        )
+        try:
+            ref_node = make_refnode(
+                self.app.builder, from_docname, ref_docname, targetid, innernode
+            )
+        except NoUri:
+            ref_node = innernode
         node.replace_self(ref_node)
 
     def resolve_myst_ref_any(
diff --git a/tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texi_table/index.md b/tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texi_table/index.md
deleted file mode 100644
index 9face4b5..00000000
--- a/tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texi_table/index.md
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-| foo | bar |
-| --- | --- |
-| baz | bim |
diff --git a/tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texi_table/conf.py b/tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texinfo/conf.py
similarity index 100%
rename from tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texi_table/conf.py
rename to tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texinfo/conf.py
diff --git a/tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texinfo/file.md b/tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texinfo/file.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eeea438d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texinfo/file.md
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+---
+orphan: true
+---
diff --git a/tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texinfo/index.md b/tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texinfo/index.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c0f15f92
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_sphinx/sourcedirs/texinfo/index.md
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Check that NoURIError is handled correctly:
+
+[](file.md)
+
+Check that tables can be built:
+
+| foo | bar |
+| --- | --- |
+| baz | bim |
diff --git a/tests/test_sphinx/test_sphinx_builds.py b/tests/test_sphinx/test_sphinx_builds.py
index b5b9acc6..a41e96b8 100644
--- a/tests/test_sphinx/test_sphinx_builds.py
+++ b/tests/test_sphinx/test_sphinx_builds.py
@@ -564,15 +564,11 @@ def test_fieldlist_extension(
 
 @pytest.mark.sphinx(
     buildername="texinfo",
-    srcdir=os.path.join(SOURCE_DIR, "texi_table"),
+    srcdir=os.path.join(SOURCE_DIR, "texinfo"),
     freshenv=True,
 )
-def test_texinfo_table(
-    app,
-    status,
-    warning,
-):
-    """Test that tables can be built with the Texinfo builder."""
+def test_texinfo(app, status, warning):
+    """Test Texinfo builds."""
     app.build()
     assert "build succeeded" in status.getvalue()  # Build succeeded
     warnings = warning.getvalue().strip()