diff --git a/pod/perldelta.pod b/pod/perldelta.pod
index db41fc297a51..122fdb8635c6 100644
--- a/pod/perldelta.pod
+++ b/pod/perldelta.pod
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ C<builtin::> package would crash or assert due to a C<TARG> handling bug.
 
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-Fixed an issue where `utf8n_to_uvchr` failed to correctly identify certain
+Fixed an issue where C<utf8n_to_uvchr()> failed to correctly identify certain
 invalid UTF-8 sequences as invalid.  Specifically, sequences that start with
 continuation bytes or unassigned bytes could cause unexpected behaviour or a
 panic.  This fix ensures that such invalid sequences are now properly detected
 and handled.  This correction also resolves related issues in modules that
-handle UTF-8 processing, such as `Encode.pm`.
+handle UTF-8 processing, such as L<Encode>.
 
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