diff --git a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
index 937f19f57be95a..a42d2d3559f2b2 100644
--- a/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
+++ b/Doc/distutils/apiref.rst
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@ API Reference
 
 .. seealso::
 
-   `New and changed setup.py arguments in setuptools <setuptools-setup-py>`_
+   `New and changed setup.py arguments in setuptools`_
       The ``setuptools`` project adds new capabilities to the ``setup`` function
       and other APIs, makes the API consistent across different Python versions,
       and is hence recommended over using ``distutils`` directly.
 
-.. _setuptools-setup-py: https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/setuptools.html#new-and-changed-setup-keywords
+.. _New and changed setup.py arguments in setuptools: https://setuptools.readthedocs.io/en/latest/setuptools.html#new-and-changed-setup-keywords
 
 .. include:: ./_setuptools_disclaimer.rst
 
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2019-09-05-14-47-51.bpo-36797.KN9Ga5.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2019-09-05-14-47-51.bpo-36797.KN9Ga5.rst
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000000..62a3c176b1c7f9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Documentation/2019-09-05-14-47-51.bpo-36797.KN9Ga5.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix a dead link in the distutils API Reference.