diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
index 9707d5238da..934ef5e4691 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/config.sgml
@@ -11042,7 +11042,9 @@ dynamic_library_path = 'C:\tools\postgresql;H:\my_project\lib;$libdir'
         had at server startup.
         (On Microsoft Windows this parameter will always display
         <literal>0700</literal>.) See
-        <xref linkend="app-initdb-allow-group-access"/> for more information.
+        <link linkend="app-initdb-allow-group-access">the
+        <application>initdb</application> <option>-g</option> option</link>
+        for more information.
        </para>
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
diff --git a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
index a0ce2619999..b8207438910 100644
--- a/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
+++ b/doc/src/sgml/ref/initdb.sgml
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
-     <varlistentry id="app-initdb-allow-group-access" xreflabel="group access">
+     <varlistentry id="app-initdb-allow-group-access">
       <term><option>-g</option></term>
       <term><option>--allow-group-access</option></term>
       <listitem>
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ PostgreSQL documentation
       </listitem>
      </varlistentry>
 
-     <varlistentry id="app-initdb-data-checksums" xreflabel="data checksums">
+     <varlistentry id="app-initdb-data-checksums">
       <term><option>-k</option></term>
       <term><option>--data-checksums</option></term>
       <listitem>