diff --git a/tools/doc/json.js b/tools/doc/json.js
index f5bce301056..a194c7f7231 100644
--- a/tools/doc/json.js
+++ b/tools/doc/json.js
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@ function doJSON(input, filename, cb) {
           current.shortDesc = current.desc;
           current.desc = [];
         }
+        current.desc.links = lexed.links;
         current.desc.push(tok);
         state = 'DESC';
       }
@@ -144,6 +145,7 @@ function doJSON(input, filename, cb) {
     }
 
     current.desc = current.desc || [];
+    current.desc.links = lexed.links;
     current.desc.push(tok);
 
   });