diff --git a/doc/dev/developer_guide/essentials.rst b/doc/dev/developer_guide/essentials.rst
index 45e6aba8a29..17dd1bf71a2 100644
--- a/doc/dev/developer_guide/essentials.rst
+++ b/doc/dev/developer_guide/essentials.rst
@@ -242,4 +242,4 @@ Guidance for use of cluster log
 -------------------------------
 
 If your patches emit messages to the Ceph cluster log, please consult
-this guidance: :doc:`/dev/logging`.
+this: :doc:`/dev/logging`.