diff --git a/CODINGSTYLE.md b/CODINGSTYLE.md
index e082cacf..41a3cee7 100644
--- a/CODINGSTYLE.md
+++ b/CODINGSTYLE.md
@@ -4,10 +4,11 @@ Coding guidelines for s390-tools
 For s390-tools the preferred language is C. We provide libraries, e.g.
 [`libutil`](libutil) that should be used by all tools if possible.
 
-The coding style is based on the Linux kernel guidelines. Therefore, use
-the checkpatch tool for verification before you submit a patch:
+The coding style is based on the Linux [kernel guidelines]. Therefore, use
+the [checkpatch] tool for verification before you submit a patch.
 
- - https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/scripts/checkpatch.pl
+[kernel guidelines]: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/process/coding-style.html
+[checkpatch]: https://github.com/torvalds/linux/blob/master/scripts/checkpatch.pl
 
 Below we describe some additional things that we want you to consider when
 writing new code for s390-tools.