diff --git a/site/layouts/shortcodes/docsref.html b/site/layouts/shortcodes/docsref.html
index 2379de2b12e1..06523d859d06 100644
--- a/site/layouts/shortcodes/docsref.html
+++ b/site/layouts/shortcodes/docsref.html
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-{{- relref . ((path.Join "docs" $.Site.Params.docs_version (.Get 0)) | relURL) -}}
+{{- $pageToReference := path.Join "docs" $.Site.Params.docs_version (.Get 0) -}}
+{{- relref . $pageToReference | relURL -}}