diff --git a/kernel/README.md b/kernel/README.md
index 3375cc401..a40429e96 100644
--- a/kernel/README.md
+++ b/kernel/README.md
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Linux kernel builds, based on mostly-vanilla upstream Linux kernels.
-See [../docs/kernel-patches.md] for how the local patches in `patches-*`
+See [../docs/kernel-patches.md](../docs/kernel-patches.md) for how the local patches in `patches-*`
 are maintained.
 
 The build is mostly silent. A local build can be run via `make`. To view