diff --git a/docs/user/alerting/alerting-getting-started.asciidoc b/docs/user/alerting/alerting-getting-started.asciidoc
index e824cea76563b3..48622f03b8a0e8 100644
--- a/docs/user/alerting/alerting-getting-started.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/user/alerting/alerting-getting-started.asciidoc
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ Pre-packaged *alert types* simplify setup, hide the details complex domain-speci
 
 If you are using an *on-premises* Elastic Stack deployment:
 
-* In the kibana.yml configuration file, add the <<action-settings,`xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey`>> setting.
+* In the kibana.yml configuration file, add the <<general-alert-action-settings,`xpack.encryptedSavedObjects.encryptionKey`>> setting.
 * For emails to have a footer with a link back to {kib}, set the <<server-publicBaseUrl, `server.publicBaseUrl`>> configuration setting.
 
 If you are using an *on-premises* Elastic Stack deployment with <<using-kibana-with-security, *security*>>: