diff --git a/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst b/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst
index 39a3a0744..adac25174 100644
--- a/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst
+++ b/doc/030_preparing_a_new_repo.rst
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ command and enter the same password twice:
    data from a CIFS share is not recommended due to compatibility issues in
    older Linux kernels. Either use another backend or set the environment
    variable `GODEBUG` to `asyncpreemptoff=1`. Refer to GitHub issue
-   `#2659 <https://github.com/restic/restic/issues/2659>`_ for further explanations.
+   :issue:`2659` for further explanations.
 
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