diff --git a/changelog.d/11144.misc b/changelog.d/11144.misc
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+Fix broken link in the docker image README.
diff --git a/docker/README.md b/docker/README.md
index edf917bb11..38d182bf45 100644
--- a/docker/README.md
+++ b/docker/README.md
@@ -226,4 +226,5 @@ healthcheck:
 ## Using jemalloc
 
 Jemalloc is embedded in the image and will be used instead of the default allocator.
-You can read about jemalloc by reading the Synapse [README](../README.rst).
+You can read about jemalloc by reading the Synapse 
+[README](https://github.com/matrix-org/synapse/blob/HEAD/README.rst#help-synapse-is-slow-and-eats-all-my-ram-cpu).