diff --git a/reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml b/reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml
index 84bd27edd1..af8b190e75 100644
--- a/reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml
+++ b/reference/pcre/pattern.syntax.xml
@@ -570,7 +570,7 @@
   <para>
    The <literal>\A</literal>, <literal>\Z</literal>, and
    <literal>\z</literal> assertions differ  from  the  traditional
-   circumflex  and  dollar  (described below) in that they only
+   circumflex  and  dollar  (described in <link linkend="regexp.reference.anchors">anchors</link> ) in that they only
    ever match at the very start and end of the subject  string,
    whatever  options  are  set.  They  are  not affected by the
    <link linkend="reference.pcre.pattern.modifiers">PCRE_MULTILINE</link> or
@@ -1798,7 +1798,7 @@
    An assertion is  a  test  on  the  characters  following  or
    preceding  the current matching point that does not actually
    consume any characters. The simple assertions coded  as  \b,
-   \B,  \A,  \Z,  \z, ^ and $ are described above. More complicated
+   \B,  \A,  \Z,  \z, ^ and $ are described in <link linkend="regexp.reference.escape">escape sequences</link>. More complicated
    assertions are coded as  subpatterns.  There  are  two
    kinds:  those that <emphasis>look ahead</emphasis> of the current position in the
    subject string, and those that <emphasis>look behind</emphasis> it.