diff --git a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md
index 2028631d0..9dfe74277 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ Each of *paths* is processed as follows:
   2. Realise its [output paths]:
     - Try to fetch from [substituters] the [store objects] associated with the output paths in the store derivation's [closure].
       - With [content-addressed derivations] (experimental): Determine the output paths to realise by querying build certificates in the [Nix database].
-    - For any store paths that cannot be substituted, produce the required store objects by first realising all outputs of the derivation's dependencies and then running the derivation's build instructions.
+    - For any store paths that cannot be substituted, produce the required store objects by first realising all outputs of the derivation's dependencies and then running the derivation's [`builder`](@docroot@/language/derivations.md#attr-builder) executable.
 - Otherwise: Try to fetch the associated [store objects] in the paths' [closure] from [substituters].
 
 If no substitutes are available and no store derivation is given, realisation fails.
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md
index d950a4ca8..2fbb23311 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/glossary.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/glossary.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@
 
   Ensure a [store path] is [valid][validity].
 
-  This means either running the `builder` executable as specified in the corresponding [derivation] or fetching a pre-built [store object] from a [substituter].
+  This means either running the [`builder`](@docroot@/language/derivations.md#attr-builder) executable as specified in the corresponding [derivation] or fetching a pre-built [store object] from a [substituter].
 
   See [`nix-build`](./command-ref/nix-build.md) and [`nix-store --realise`](@docroot@/command-ref/nix-store/realise.md).
 
diff --git a/doc/manual/src/language/derivations.md b/doc/manual/src/language/derivations.md
index 043a38191..79a09122a 100644
--- a/doc/manual/src/language/derivations.md
+++ b/doc/manual/src/language/derivations.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ the attributes of which specify the inputs of the build.
     string. This is used as a symbolic name for the package by
     `nix-env`, and it is appended to the output paths of the derivation.
 
-  - There must be an attribute named `builder` that identifies the
+  - There must be an attribute named [`builder`]{#attr-builder} that identifies the
     program that is executed to perform the build. It can be either a
     derivation or a source (a local file reference, e.g.,
     `./builder.sh`).