diff --git a/doc/ref/states/highstate.rst b/doc/ref/states/highstate.rst
index e0916d82dd..b8de8c238b 100644
--- a/doc/ref/states/highstate.rst
+++ b/doc/ref/states/highstate.rst
@@ -113,9 +113,9 @@ declaration that will restart Apache whenever the Apache configuration file,
 
 .. seealso:: watch_in and require_in
 
-    Sometimes it is more convenient to use the :term:`watch_in` or 
-    :term:`require_in` syntax instead of extending another ``SLS``
-    file.
+    Sometimes it is more convenient to use the :ref:`watch_in
+    <requisites-watch-in>` or :ref:`require_in <requisites-require-in>` syntax
+    instead of extending another ``SLS`` file.
 
     :doc:`State Requisites </ref/states/requisites>`
 
diff --git a/doc/ref/states/requisites.rst b/doc/ref/states/requisites.rst
index 7e9bbaa764..797ab63bea 100644
--- a/doc/ref/states/requisites.rst
+++ b/doc/ref/states/requisites.rst
@@ -158,6 +158,8 @@ can be used on any states in Salt. This made sense for the networking state
 because it can define a long list of options that need to be applied to
 multiple network interfaces.
 
+.. _requisites-require-in:
+
 Require In
 ----------
 
@@ -236,6 +238,8 @@ mod_python.sls
 Now the httpd server will only start if php or mod_python are first verified to
 be installed. Thus allowing for a requisite to be defined "after the fact".
 
+.. _requisites-watch-in:
+
 Watch In
 --------