diff --git a/src/addons/mod/resource/components/index/index.ts b/src/addons/mod/resource/components/index/index.ts
index 6d6942ca2..a582ed675 100644
--- a/src/addons/mod/resource/components/index/index.ts
+++ b/src/addons/mod/resource/components/index/index.ts
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ export class AddonModResourceIndexComponent extends CoreCourseModuleMainResource
             downloadable = await AddonModResourceHelper.isMainFileDownloadable(this.module);
 
             if (downloadable) {
-                if (this.currentStatus === CoreConstants.OUTDATED && !this.isOnline) {
+                if (this.currentStatus === CoreConstants.OUTDATED && !this.isOnline && !this.isExternalFile) {
                     // Warn the user that the file isn't updated.
                     const alert = await CoreDomUtils.showAlert(
                         undefined,