diff --git a/Help/prop_tgt/LINKER_LANGUAGE.rst b/Help/prop_tgt/LINKER_LANGUAGE.rst
index b0a572b5cc..f47b488a99 100644
--- a/Help/prop_tgt/LINKER_LANGUAGE.rst
+++ b/Help/prop_tgt/LINKER_LANGUAGE.rst
@@ -7,8 +7,10 @@ For executables, shared libraries, and modules, this sets the language
 whose compiler is used to link the target (such as "C" or "CXX").  A
 typical value for an executable is the language of the source file
 providing the program entry point (main).  If not set, the language
-with the highest linker preference value is the default.  See
-documentation of :variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINKER_PREFERENCE` variables.
+with the highest linker preference value is the default.  Details of
+the linker preferences are considered internal, but some limited
+discussion can be found under the internal
+:variable:`CMAKE_<LANG>_LINKER_PREFERENCE` variables.
 
 If this property is not set by the user, it will be calculated at
 generate-time by CMake.