diff --git a/docs/topics/performance.txt b/docs/topics/performance.txt
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--- a/docs/topics/performance.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/performance.txt
@@ -174,11 +174,11 @@ final steps towards producing well-performing code, not a shortcut.
 It's common to have to call a class instances's method more than once. If
 that function is expensive, then doing so can be wasteful.
 
-Using the ``@cached_property`` decorator saves the value returned by a
-property; the next time the function is called on that instance, it will return
-the saved value rather than re-computing it. Note that this only works on
-methods that take ``self`` as their only argument and that it changes the
-method to a property.
+Using the :class:`~django.utils.functional.cached_property` decorator saves the
+value returned by a property; the next time the function is called on that
+instance, it will return the saved value rather than re-computing it. Note that
+this only works on methods that take ``self`` as their only argument and that
+it changes the method to a property.
 
 Certain Django components also have their own caching functionality; these are
 discussed below in the sections related to those components.