diff --git a/src/items/functions.md b/src/items/functions.md
index 25ae723a20..5b8a4bd6ce 100644
--- a/src/items/functions.md
+++ b/src/items/functions.md
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ Function parameters are irrefutable [patterns], so any pattern that is valid in
 fn first((value, _): (i32, i32)) -> i32 { value }
 ```
 
-r[items.fn.params.self-pat]
+r[items.fn.params.self-param]
 If the first parameter is a [SelfParam], this indicates that the function is a [method].
 
 r[items.fn.params.self-restriction]
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ r[items.fn.c-variadic]
 ## C-variadic functions
 
 r[items.fn.c-variadic.intro]
-A *C-variadic* function accepts a variable argument list `pat: ...` as its final parameter.
+A *C-variadic* function accepts a variable argument list `ap: ...` as its final parameter.
 
 ```rust
 unsafe extern "C" fn f(mut ap: ...) -> f64 {
@@ -435,7 +435,7 @@ unsafe extern "C" fn f(ap: ..., _: ()) {} // ERROR: `...` must be last.
 This parameter stands in for an arbitrary number of arguments that may be passed by the caller.
 
 r[items.fn.c-variadic.parameter-type]
-The type of `pat` in the function body is [`VaList<'_>`].
+The type of `ap` in the function body is [`VaList<'_>`].
 
 ```rust
 # use core::ffi::VaList;
diff --git a/src/syntax-index.md b/src/syntax-index.md
index ea7d058490..20957da8ce 100644
--- a/src/syntax-index.md
+++ b/src/syntax-index.md
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ This appendix provides an index of tokens and common forms with links to where t
 [reserved keyword]: lex.keywords.reserved
 [rest pattern]: patterns.rest
 [return expressions]: expr.return
-[self parameters]: items.fn.params.self-pat
+[self parameters]: items.fn.params.self-param
 [single-element tuple expressions]: expr.tuple
 [slice patterns]: patterns.slice
 [slice types]: type.slice