diff --git a/doc/quick-start.xml b/doc/quick-start.xml
index 6a960f2151da..5c780e76f13b 100644
--- a/doc/quick-start.xml
+++ b/doc/quick-start.xml
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ $ nix-env -f . -iA libfoo
package and make them available in the nixpkgs
channel, add it to pkgs/top-level/build-for-release.nix.
+ xlink:href="https://svn.nixos.org/repos/nix/nixpkgs/trunk/pkgs/top-level/release.nix">pkgs/top-level/release.nix.