diff --git a/modules/@angular/http/src/backends/xhr_backend.ts b/modules/@angular/http/src/backends/xhr_backend.ts
index 420c5af3d5..d3a8c5184e 100644
--- a/modules/@angular/http/src/backends/xhr_backend.ts
+++ b/modules/@angular/http/src/backends/xhr_backend.ts
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ export class XHRConnection implements Connection {
 
 /**
  * `XSRFConfiguration` sets up Cross Site Request Forgery (XSRF) protection for the application
- * using a cookie. See https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-Site_Request_Forgery_(CSRF) for more
- * information on XSRF.
+ * using a cookie. See {@link https://www.owasp.org/index.php/Cross-Site_Request_Forgery_(CSRF)}
+ * for more information on XSRF.
  *
  * Applications can configure custom cookie and header names by binding an instance of this class
  * with different `cookieName` and `headerName` values. See the main HTTP documentation for more