diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml
index e1e65c057e0..4dd3e35d0e5 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/perform.sgml
@@ -1086,8 +1086,8 @@ WHERE tablename = 'road';
    </para>
 
    <para>
-    Statistics objects are created using
-    <xref linkend="sql-createstatistics">, which see for more details.
+    Statistics objects are created using the
+    <xref linkend="sql-createstatistics"> command.
     Creation of such an object merely creates a catalog entry expressing
     interest in the statistics.  Actual data collection is performed
     by <command>ANALYZE</command> (either a manual command, or background