diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
index d36768cf12506de3391bd883116da78761ec6983..9f6a1188195136089fda768bf2ab88cc60c5dae4 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/makefiles.rst
@@ -598,7 +598,7 @@ more details, with real examples.
 	explicitly added to $(targets).
 
 	Assignments to $(targets) are without $(obj)/ prefix. if_changed may be
-	used in conjunction with custom rules as defined in "3.9 Custom Rules".
+	used in conjunction with custom rules as defined in "3.11 Custom Rules".
 
 	Note: It is a typical mistake to forget the FORCE prerequisite.
 	Another common pitfall is that whitespace is sometimes significant; for