diff --git a/docs/routing/babeld/babeld.md b/docs/routing/babeld/babeld.md
index 54931a7..b1a1327 100644
--- a/docs/routing/babeld/babeld.md
+++ b/docs/routing/babeld/babeld.md
@@ -121,6 +121,10 @@ You can delete it with the following command:
 ip route del <OWNNET>
 ```
 
+## Kernel parameters
+
+Once babeld is started, forwarding is enabled in the kernel for IPv4 and IPv6. As soon as babeld is stopped, forwarding is deactivated again. A separate enabling like with bird is not necessary. So if you use babeld, you can ignore the steps of [IPv6 forwarding](../forwarding).
+
 ## Further links
 
 - [babeld homepage](https://www.irif.fr/~jch/software/babel/)
diff --git a/docs/routing/forwarding.md b/docs/routing/forwarding.md
index 1f33357..3539bd3 100644
--- a/docs/routing/forwarding.md
+++ b/docs/routing/forwarding.md
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+
 # IPv6 forwarding
 
 ## Enabling forwarding
diff --git a/docs/routing/index.md b/docs/routing/index.md
index d305def..8024fb6 100644
--- a/docs/routing/index.md
+++ b/docs/routing/index.md
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 
 # Routing
 
-- [Forwarding](forwarding)
+- [IPv6 forwarding](forwarding)
 - [Create a dummy interface](create-dummy-interface)
 
 ## bird