diff --git a/Documentation/userspace-api/netlink/intro.rst b/Documentation/userspace-api/netlink/intro.rst
index 0955e9f203d3b..3ea70ad53c583 100644
--- a/Documentation/userspace-api/netlink/intro.rst
+++ b/Documentation/userspace-api/netlink/intro.rst
@@ -528,6 +528,8 @@ families may, however, require a larger buffer. 32kB buffer is recommended
 for most efficient handling of dumps (larger buffer fits more dumped
 objects and therefore fewer recvmsg() calls are needed).
 
+.. _classic_netlink:
+
 Classic Netlink
 ===============