diff --git a/tokio/src/runtime/task/abort.rs b/tokio/src/runtime/task/abort.rs
index b56cb5cd81a..6ed7ff1b7f2 100644
--- a/tokio/src/runtime/task/abort.rs
+++ b/tokio/src/runtime/task/abort.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ impl AbortHandle {
     /// this method will do nothing.
     ///
     /// [cancelled]: method@super::error::JoinError::is_cancelled
+    /// [`JoinHandle::abort`]: method@super::JoinHandle::abort
     // the `AbortHandle` type is only publicly exposed when `tokio_unstable` is
     // enabled, but it is still defined for testing purposes.
     #[cfg_attr(not(tokio_unstable), allow(unreachable_pub))]