diff --git a/src/libstd/process.rs b/src/libstd/process.rs
index 1869ad3ed70..d1cb90826f9 100644
--- a/src/libstd/process.rs
+++ b/src/libstd/process.rs
@@ -1142,7 +1142,7 @@ pub fn exit(code: i32) -> ! {
 /// }
 /// ```
 ///
-/// The [`abort`] function terminates the process, so the destructor will not
+/// The `abort` function terminates the process, so the destructor will not
 /// get run on the example below:
 ///
 /// ```no_run