diff --git a/src/libcore/str/mod.rs b/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
index a9e72d6a4a8..e731156afa0 100644
--- a/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/str/mod.rs
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ pub fn from_utf8(v: &[u8]) -> Result<&str, Utf8Error> {
 ///
 /// assert_eq!("Hello, Rust!", outstr);
 /// ```
-/// 
+///
 /// Incorrect bytes:
 ///
 /// ```
@@ -331,6 +331,8 @@ pub fn from_utf8(v: &[u8]) -> Result<&str, Utf8Error> {
 /// ```
 /// See the docs for [`Utf8Error`][error] for more details on the kinds of
 /// errors that can be returned.
+///
+/// [error]: struct.Utf8Error.html
 #[stable(feature = "str_mut_extras", since = "1.20.0")]
 pub fn from_utf8_mut(v: &mut [u8]) -> Result<&mut str, Utf8Error> {
     run_utf8_validation(v)?;