diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
index 63d6d913519..5ff99847ed2 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/CHANGES.txt
@@ -1218,6 +1218,9 @@ Release 2.7.3 - UNRELEASED
     HADOOP-12870. Fix typo admininistration in CommandsManual.md.
     (John Zhuge via aajisaka)
 
+    HADOOP-12871. Fix dead link to NativeLibraries.html in CommandsManual.md.
+    (Brahma Reddy Battula via aajisaka)
+
 Release 2.7.2 - 2016-01-25
 
   INCOMPATIBLE CHANGES
diff --git a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/CommandsManual.md b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/CommandsManual.md
index b30deba88ff..88f79fbe989 100644
--- a/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/CommandsManual.md
+++ b/hadoop-common-project/hadoop-common/src/site/markdown/CommandsManual.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Usage: `hadoop checknative [-a] [-h] `
 | `-a` | Check all libraries are available. |
 | `-h` | print help |
 
-This command checks the availability of the Hadoop native code. See [\#NativeLibraries.html](#NativeLibraries.html) for more information. By default, this command only checks the availability of libhadoop.
+This command checks the availability of the Hadoop native code. See [Native Libaries](./NativeLibraries.html) for more information. By default, this command only checks the availability of libhadoop.
 
 ### `classpath`