diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ For more info, see [GitHub Help][help_change_commit_message].
 
 ## Build instructions
 
-See the [readme][README.md#build-instructions] for details on the various build
+See the [README.md](README.md#build-instructions) for details on the various build
 environments.
 
 ## Pull upstream changes into your fork regularly