diff --git a/doc/en/how-to/assert.rst b/doc/en/how-to/assert.rst
index 006cf475b02..377b2a5a3c0 100644
--- a/doc/en/how-to/assert.rst
+++ b/doc/en/how-to/assert.rst
@@ -64,8 +64,6 @@ it is printed alongside the assertion introspection in the traceback.
 
 See :ref:`assert-details` for more information on assertion introspection.
 
-.. _`assertraises`:
-
 Assertions about approximate equality
 -------------------------------------
 
@@ -93,6 +91,8 @@ It also supports comparisons involving NaNs.
 
 See :func:`pytest.approx` for details.
 
+.. _`assertraises`:
+
 Assertions about expected exceptions
 ------------------------------------------