diff --git a/basis/alien/data/data-docs.factor b/basis/alien/data/data-docs.factor
index c5130001d9..1401190f45 100644
--- a/basis/alien/data/data-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/alien/data/data-docs.factor
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ $nl
 "Important guidelines for passing data in byte arrays:"
 { $subsections "byte-arrays-gc" }
 "C-style enumerated types are supported:"
-{ $subsections POSTPONE: ENUM: }
+{ $subsections "alien.enums" POSTPONE: ENUM: }
 "C types can be aliased for convenience and consistency with native library documentation:"
 { $subsections POSTPONE: TYPEDEF: }
 "A utility for defining " { $link "destructors" } " for deallocating memory:"
diff --git a/basis/alien/enums/enums-docs.factor b/basis/alien/enums/enums-docs.factor
index 8a689fe9c4..cc23a40df3 100644
--- a/basis/alien/enums/enums-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/alien/enums/enums-docs.factor
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ! Copyright (C) 2010 Erik Charlebois.
 ! See http://factorcode.org/license.txt for BSD license.
-USING: alien.c-types help.markup help.syntax words ;
+USING: alien.c-types alien.syntax help.markup help.syntax words ;
 IN: alien.enums
 
 HELP: define-enum
 { $values
     { "word" word } { "base-type" c-type } { "members" "sequence of word and value pairs" }
 }
-{ $description "Defines an enum. This is the run-time equivalent of ENUM:." } ;
+{ $description "Defines an enum. This is the run-time equivalent of " { $link POSTPONE: ENUM: } "." } ;
 
 HELP: enum>number
 { $values
@@ -23,11 +23,14 @@ HELP: number>enum
 }
 { $description "Convert a number to an enum." } ;
 
-ARTICLE: "alien.enums" "Alien Enumerations"
-{ $vocab-link "alien.enums" }
+ARTICLE: "alien.enums" "Enumeration types"
+"The " { $vocab-link "alien.enums" } " vocab contains the implementation for " { $link POSTPONE: ENUM: } " C types, and provides words for converting between enum symbols and integers."
+$nl
 "Defining enums at run-time:"
 { $subsection define-enum }
 "Conversions between enums and integers:"
 { $subsections enum>number number>enum } ;
 
+{ POSTPONE: ENUM: define-enum enum>number number>enum } related-words
+
 ABOUT: "alien.enums"
diff --git a/basis/alien/syntax/syntax-docs.factor b/basis/alien/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
index f93f1fb3b8..c960984d53 100644
--- a/basis/alien/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
+++ b/basis/alien/syntax/syntax-docs.factor
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ HELP: TYPEDEF:
 HELP: ENUM:
 { $syntax "ENUM: type words... ;" "ENUM: type < base-type words..." }
 { $values { "type" "a name to typedef to int or f" } { "words" "a sequence of word names" } }
-{ $description "Creates a c-type that boxes and unboxes integer values to singletons. A singleton is defined for each member word. The base c-type can optionally be specified and defaults to " { $snippet "int" } ". A constructor word " { $snippet "<type>" } " is defined for converting from integers to singletons. The generic word " { $link enum>number } " converts from singletons to integers. Enum-typed values are automatically prettyprinted as their singleton words. Unrecognizing enum numbers are kept as numbers." }
+{ $description "Creates a c-type that boxes and unboxes integer values to symbols. A symbol is defined for each member word. The base c-type can optionally be specified and defaults to " { $link int } ". A constructor word " { $snippet "<type>" } " is defined for converting from integers to singletons. The generic word " { $link enum>number } " converts from singletons to integers. Enum-typed values are automatically prettyprinted as their singleton words. Unrecognizing enum numbers are kept as numbers." }
 { $examples
     "Here is an example enumeration definition:"
     { $code "ENUM: color_t red { green 3 } blue ;" }