diff --git a/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs b/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
index 198db0e7c0a..4ed31d892c5 100644
--- a/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
+++ b/src/libcore/sync/atomic.rs
@@ -237,11 +237,16 @@ pub fn into_inner(self) -> bool {
 
     /// Loads a value from the bool.
     ///
-    /// `load` takes an `Ordering` argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation.
+    /// `load` takes an [`Ordering`] argument which describes the memory ordering
+    /// of this operation.
     ///
     /// # Panics
     ///
-    /// Panics if `order` is `Release` or `AcqRel`.
+    /// Panics if `order` is [`Release`] or [`AcqRel`].
+    ///
+    /// [`Ordering`]: enum.Ordering.html
+    /// [`Release`]: enum.Ordering.html#variant.Release
+    /// [`AcqRel`]: enum.Ordering.html#variant.Release
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -260,7 +265,10 @@ pub fn load(&self, order: Ordering) -> bool {
 
     /// Stores a value into the bool.
     ///
-    /// `store` takes an `Ordering` argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation.
+    /// `store` takes an [`Ordering`] argument which describes the memory ordering
+    /// of this operation.
+    ///
+    /// [`Ordering`]: enum.Ordering.html
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -286,7 +294,10 @@ pub fn store(&self, val: bool, order: Ordering) {
 
     /// Stores a value into the bool, returning the old value.
     ///
-    /// `swap` takes an `Ordering` argument which describes the memory ordering of this operation.
+    /// `swap` takes an [`Ordering`] argument which describes the memory ordering
+    /// of this operation.
+    ///
+    /// [`Ordering`]: enum.Ordering.html
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -309,8 +320,10 @@ pub fn swap(&self, val: bool, order: Ordering) -> bool {
     /// The return value is always the previous value. If it is equal to `current`, then the value
     /// was updated.
     ///
-    /// `compare_and_swap` also takes an `Ordering` argument which describes the memory ordering of
-    /// this operation.
+    /// `compare_and_swap` also takes an [`Ordering`] argument which describes the memory
+    /// ordering of this operation.
+    ///
+    /// [`Ordering`]: enum.Ordering.html
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -339,10 +352,15 @@ pub fn compare_and_swap(&self, current: bool, new: bool, order: Ordering) -> boo
     /// The return value is a result indicating whether the new value was written and containing
     /// the previous value. On success this value is guaranteed to be equal to `current`.
     ///
-    /// `compare_exchange` takes two `Ordering` arguments to describe the memory ordering of this
-    /// operation. The first describes the required ordering if the operation succeeds while the
-    /// second describes the required ordering when the operation fails. The failure ordering can't
-    /// be `Release` or `AcqRel` and must be equivalent or weaker than the success ordering.
+    /// `compare_exchange` takes two [`Ordering`] arguments to describe the memory
+    /// ordering of this operation. The first describes the required ordering if the
+    /// operation succeeds while the second describes the required ordering when the
+    /// operation fails. The failure ordering can't be [`Release`] or [`AcqRel`] and must
+    /// be equivalent or weaker than the success ordering.
+    ///
+    /// [`Ordering`]: enum.Ordering.html
+    /// [`Release`]: enum.Ordering.html#variant.Release
+    /// [`AcqRel`]: enum.Ordering.html#variant.Release
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///
@@ -387,11 +405,15 @@ pub fn compare_exchange(&self,
     /// return value is a result indicating whether the new value was written and containing the
     /// previous value.
     ///
-    /// `compare_exchange_weak` takes two `Ordering` arguments to describe the memory
+    /// `compare_exchange_weak` takes two [`Ordering`] arguments to describe the memory
     /// ordering of this operation. The first describes the required ordering if the operation
     /// succeeds while the second describes the required ordering when the operation fails. The
-    /// failure ordering can't be `Release` or `AcqRel` and must be equivalent or weaker than the
-    /// success ordering.
+    /// failure ordering can't be [`Release`] or [`AcqRel`] and must be equivalent or
+    /// weaker than the success ordering.
+    ///
+    /// [`Ordering`]: enum.Ordering.html
+    /// [`Release`]: enum.Ordering.html#variant.Release
+    /// [`AcqRel`]: enum.Ordering.html#variant.Release
     ///
     /// # Examples
     ///