diff --git a/documentation/conf.py b/documentation/conf.py
index b347a61c50..4e69213f8c 100644
--- a/documentation/conf.py
+++ b/documentation/conf.py
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ rst_prolog = """
 
 # external links and substitutions
 extlinks = {
+    'bitbake_git': ('https://git.openembedded.org/bitbake%s', None),
     'cve_mitre': ('https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-%s', 'CVE-%s'),
     'cve_nist': ('https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-%s', 'CVE-%s'),
     'yocto_home': ('https://www.yoctoproject.org%s', None),