diff --git a/docsite/rst/playbooks_variables.rst b/docsite/rst/playbooks_variables.rst
index 22be4abeef2..e0fb548d3b7 100644
--- a/docsite/rst/playbooks_variables.rst
+++ b/docsite/rst/playbooks_variables.rst
@@ -936,7 +936,7 @@ how all of these things can work together.
 Advanced Syntax
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-For information about advanced YAML syntax used to declare variables and have more control over the data placed in YAML files used by Ansible, see `:doc:playbooks_advanced_syntax`
+For information about advanced YAML syntax used to declare variables and have more control over the data placed in YAML files used by Ansible, see :doc:`playbooks_advanced_syntax`.
 
 .. seealso::