diff --git a/src/doc/en/installation/meson.rst b/src/doc/en/installation/meson.rst
index 2eae02994b4..d2179bf8fe2 100644
--- a/src/doc/en/installation/meson.rst
+++ b/src/doc/en/installation/meson.rst
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Assume we're starting from a clean repo and a fully set up conda environment::
     ```
 
 Alternatively, install all build requirements as described in section
-:ref:`_section-prereqs`.
+:ref:`section-prereqs`.
 
 .. NOTE::