diff --git a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
index b2931ae48a7c..e981214870fb 100644
--- a/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/stdtypes.rst
@@ -2279,8 +2279,8 @@ memoryview type
 ===============
 
 :class:`memoryview` objects allow Python code to access the internal data
-of an object that supports the buffer protocol without copying.  Memory
-is generally interpreted as simple bytes.
+of an object that supports the :ref:`buffer protocol <bufferobjects>` without
+copying.  Memory is generally interpreted as simple bytes.
 
 .. class:: memoryview(obj)