diff --git a/src/_pytest/legacypath.py b/src/_pytest/legacypath.py
index b2dd87436..f69315b5f 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/legacypath.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/legacypath.py
@@ -326,8 +326,8 @@ class LegacyTmpdirPlugin:
 
         By default, a new base temporary directory is created each test session,
         and old bases are removed after 3 sessions, to aid in debugging. If
-        ``--basetemp`` is used then it is cleared each session. See :ref:`base
-        temporary directory`.
+        ``--basetemp`` is used then it is cleared each session. See
+        :ref:`temporary directory location and retention`.
 
         The returned object is a `legacy_path`_ object.
 
diff --git a/src/_pytest/tmpdir.py b/src/_pytest/tmpdir.py
index 6fa227760..21e5366a3 100644
--- a/src/_pytest/tmpdir.py
+++ b/src/_pytest/tmpdir.py
@@ -262,8 +262,8 @@ def tmp_path(
     and old bases are removed after 3 sessions, to aid in debugging.
     This behavior can be configured with :confval:`tmp_path_retention_count` and
     :confval:`tmp_path_retention_policy`.
-    If ``--basetemp`` is used then it is cleared each session. See :ref:`base
-    temporary directory`.
+    If ``--basetemp`` is used then it is cleared each session. See
+    :ref:`temporary directory location and retention`.
 
     The returned object is a :class:`pathlib.Path` object.
     """