diff --git a/docs/LangRef.rst b/docs/LangRef.rst
index fe4b957989d..1b50a734e97 100644
--- a/docs/LangRef.rst
+++ b/docs/LangRef.rst
@@ -697,7 +697,7 @@ Currently, only the following parameter attributes are defined:
     the first parameter. This is not a valid attribute for return
     values.
 ``noalias``
-    This indicates that pointer values `*based* <pointeraliasing>` on
+    This indicates that pointer values :ref:`based <pointeraliasing>` on
     the argument or return value do not alias pointer values which are
     not *based* on it, ignoring certain "irrelevant" dependencies. For a
     call to the parent function, dependencies between memory references