diff --git a/doc/stdenv/stdenv.chapter.md b/doc/stdenv/stdenv.chapter.md
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@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ The script will be usually run from the root of the Nixpkgs repository but you s
 
 For information about how to run the updates, execute `nix-shell maintainers/scripts/update.nix`.
 
-### Recursive attributes in `mkDerivation`
+### Recursive attributes in `mkDerivation` {#mkderivation-recursive-attributes}
 
 If you pass a function to `mkDerivation`, it will receive as its argument the final arguments, including the overrides when reinvoked via `overrideAttrs`. For example: