diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/executable-jna-tmpdir.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/executable-jna-tmpdir.asciidoc
index 328bb77e8fcfc..0305a917da082 100644
--- a/docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/executable-jna-tmpdir.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/setup/sysconfig/executable-jna-tmpdir.asciidoc
@@ -34,9 +34,8 @@ instance:
 export ES_TMPDIR=/usr/share/elasticsearch/tmp
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-* If you are using `systemd` to run {es} as a service, using the `systemctl`
-command, add the following line to the `[Service]` section of your
-`elasticsearch.service` unit file:
+* If you are using `systemd` to run {es} as a service, add the following
+line to the `[Service]` section in a <<systemd,service override file>>:
 +
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