diff --git a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
index 908bb55be407..c0917107b90a 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
@@ -611,6 +611,7 @@ which stable kernel versions should receive your fix. This is the preferred
 method for indicating a bug fixed by the patch. See :ref:`describe_changes`
 for more details.
 
+.. _the_canonical_patch_format:
 
 14) The canonical patch format
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