diff --git a/README.rst b/README.rst
index e7f892c7b..2c407c1d3 100644
--- a/README.rst
+++ b/README.rst
@@ -126,6 +126,7 @@ Links
 * `Web-Chat (IRC) <http://webchat.freenode.net/?randomnick=1&channels=%23borgbackup&uio=MTY9dHJ1ZSY5PXRydWUa8>`_ and
   `Mailing List <https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/borgbackup>`_
 * `License <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.org/en/stable/authors.html#license>`_
+* `Security contact <https://borgbackup.readthedocs.org/en/stable/support.html#security-contact>`_
 
 Compatibility notes
 -------------------
@@ -137,7 +138,7 @@ NOT RELEASED DEVELOPMENT VERSIONS HAVE UNKNOWN COMPATIBILITY PROPERTIES.
 
 THIS IS SOFTWARE IN DEVELOPMENT, DECIDE YOURSELF WHETHER IT FITS YOUR NEEDS.
 
-Security issues should be reported to the :ref:`security-contact` (or
+Security issues should be reported to the `Security contact`_ (or
 see ``docs/suppport.rst`` in the source distribution).
 
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