diff --git a/source/core/indexes.txt b/source/core/indexes.txt
index f3092026b60..c67411cede2 100644
--- a/source/core/indexes.txt
+++ b/source/core/indexes.txt
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ You cannot delete the index on ``_id``.
 The ``_id`` field is the :term:`primary key` for the collection, and
 every document *must* have a unique ``_id`` field. You may store any
 unique value in the ``_id`` field. The default value of ``_id`` is
-:term:`ObjectID` on every insert() <db.collection.insert()` operation. An :term:`ObjectId`
+:term:`ObjectID` on every :method:`~db.collection.insert()` operation. An :term:`ObjectId`
 is a 12-byte unique identifiers suitable for use as the value of an
 ``_id`` field.