diff --git a/library/std/src/primitive_docs.rs b/library/std/src/primitive_docs.rs
index 2a4cb22cc52a2..81bbf37637875 100644
--- a/library/std/src/primitive_docs.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/primitive_docs.rs
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@ mod prim_char {}
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 mod prim_unit {}
 
+#[doc(alias = "ptr")]
 #[doc(primitive = "pointer")]
 //
 /// Raw, unsafe pointers, `*const T`, and `*mut T`.