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diff --git a/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst b/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst
index 9e989baae154..5fce2b06f229 100644
--- a/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst
+++ b/Documentation/dev-tools/gcov.rst
@@ -124,6 +124,8 @@ box for setups where kernels are built and run on the same machine. In
cases where the kernel runs on a separate machine, special preparations
must be made, depending on where the gcov tool is used:
+.. _gcov-test:
+
a) gcov is run on the TEST machine
The gcov tool version on the test machine must be compatible with the
@@ -143,6 +145,8 @@ a) gcov is run on the TEST machine
machine. If any of the path components is symbolic link, the actual
directory needs to be used instead (due to make's CURDIR handling).
+.. _gcov-build:
+
b) gcov is run on the BUILD machine
The following files need to be copied after each test case from test
@@ -211,7 +215,7 @@ Appendix A: gather_on_build.sh
------------------------------
Sample script to gather coverage meta files on the build machine
-(see 6a):
+(see :ref:`Separated build and test machines a. <gcov-test>`):
.. code-block:: sh
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ Appendix B: gather_on_test.sh
-----------------------------
Sample script to gather coverage data files on the test machine
-(see 6b):
+(see :ref:`Separated build and test machines b. <gcov-build>`):
.. code-block:: sh