diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index db6e1887..541af4ba 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -451,6 +451,7 @@ function(add_doc_target)
     COMMAND
       ${CMAKE_COMMAND} -E env PYTHONPATH=${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/support
         ${MKDOCS} build -f ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/support/mkdocs.yml
+                        --site-dir ${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/site
                         --no-directory-urls
     SOURCES ${sources})
 
diff --git a/doc/index.md b/doc/index.md
index f0eff370..c1ab9aef 100644
--- a/doc/index.md
+++ b/doc/index.md
@@ -84,9 +84,9 @@ hide:
 <h2>Fast compilation</h2>
 <p>
   The library makes extensive use of <b>type erasure</b> to achieve fast
-  compilation. <code>fmt/base.h</code> provides a subset
-  of the API with <b>minimal include dependencies</b> and enough functionality
-  to replace all uses of <code>*printf</code>.
+  compilation. <a href="api/#base-api"><code>fmt/base.h</code></a> provides a
+  subset of the API with <b>minimal include dependencies</b> and enough
+  functionality to replace all uses of <code>*printf</code>.
 </p>
 <p>
   Code using {fmt} is usually several times faster to compile than the