diff --git a/basis/alien/libraries/libraries-docs.factor b/basis/alien/libraries/libraries-docs.factor
index d2e510e0e9..8676ac8c58 100644
--- a/basis/alien/libraries/libraries-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/alien/libraries/libraries-docs.factor
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ HELP: load-library
 { $description "Loads a library by logical name and outputs a handle which may be passed to " { $link dlsym } " or " { $link dlclose } ". If the library is already loaded, returns the existing handle." } ;
 
 HELP: add-library
-{ $values { "name" string } { "path" string } { "abi" "one of " { $snippet "\"cdecl\"" } " or " { $snippet "\"stdcall\"" } } }
+{ $values { "name" string } { "path" string } { "abi" "one of " { $link cdecl } " or " { $link stdcall } } }
 { $description "Defines a new logical library named " { $snippet "name" } " located in the file system at " { $snippet "path" } " and the specified ABI. The logical library name can then be used by a " { $link POSTPONE: LIBRARY: } " form to specify the logical library for subsequent " { $link POSTPONE: FUNCTION: } " definitions." }
 { $notes "Because the entire source file is parsed before top-level forms are executed, " { $link add-library } " must be placed within a " { $snippet "<< ... >>" } " parse-time evaluation block."
 $nl
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ $nl
 { $examples "Here is a typical usage of " { $link add-library } ":"
 { $code
     "<< \"freetype\" {"
-    "    { [ os macosx? ] [ \"libfreetype.6.dylib\" \"cdecl\" add-library ] }"
-    "    { [ os windows? ] [ \"freetype6.dll\" \"cdecl\" add-library ] }"
+    "    { [ os macosx? ] [ \"libfreetype.6.dylib\" cdecl add-library ] }"
+    "    { [ os windows? ] [ \"freetype6.dll\" cdecl add-library ] }"
     "    [ drop ]"
     "} cond >>"
 }
diff --git a/core/alien/alien-docs.factor b/core/alien/alien-docs.factor
index 34ff33bff9..6c64b2fac3 100644
--- a/core/alien/alien-docs.factor
+++ b/core/alien/alien-docs.factor
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ HELP: alien-callback
     "A simple example, showing a C function which returns the difference of two given integers:"
     { $code
         ": difference-callback ( -- alien )"
-        "    int { int int } \"cdecl\" [ - ] alien-callback ;"
+        "    int { int int } cdecl [ - ] alien-callback ;"
     }
 }
 { $errors "Throws an " { $link alien-callback-error } " if the word calling " { $link alien-callback } " is not compiled." } ;