diff --git a/src/sage/combinat/finite_state_machine.py b/src/sage/combinat/finite_state_machine.py
index 811835b00da..92738d1e332 100644
--- a/src/sage/combinat/finite_state_machine.py
+++ b/src/sage/combinat/finite_state_machine.py
@@ -5037,7 +5037,7 @@ def add_state(self, state):
         INPUT:
 
         - ``state`` is either an instance of
-          :class:`~sage.combinat.finite_state_machine.FSMState` or,
+          :class:`FSMState` or,
           otherwise, a label of a state.
 
         OUTPUT: