diff --git a/doc/howtos/backend.rst b/doc/howtos/backend.rst
index bb300ae51c8..bbf173cb5c4 100644
--- a/doc/howtos/backend.rst
+++ b/doc/howtos/backend.rst
@@ -1384,7 +1384,7 @@ access rights are limited.
 
 Here is an example of a rule that prevents the deletion of leads that are not
 in state ``cancel``. Notice that the value of the field ``groups`` must follow
-the same convention as the method ``write`` of the ORM.
+the same convention as the method :meth:`~openerp.models.Model.write` of the ORM.
 
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