diff --git a/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst b/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst
index 43e409d28..71337e551 100644
--- a/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst
+++ b/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ command and enter the same password twice:
    On Linux, storing the backup repository on a CIFS (SMB) share is not
    recommended due to compatibility issues. Either use another backend
    or set the environment variable `GODEBUG` to `asyncpreemptoff=1`.
-   Refer to GitHub issue #2659 for further explanations.
+   Refer to GitHub issue `#2659 <https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/2659>`_ for further explanations.
 
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