diff --git a/Doc/library/re.rst b/Doc/library/re.rst
index 0b9d9755f3..5a387e639d 100644
--- a/Doc/library/re.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/re.rst
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ form.
 
 .. function:: compile(pattern, flags=0)
 
-   Compile a regular expression pattern into a regular expression object, which
+   Compile a regular expression pattern into a `regular expression object <https://docs.python.org/3/library/re.html#regular-expression-objects>`_, which
    can be used for matching using its :func:`~regex.match` and
    :func:`~regex.search` methods, described below.