diff --git a/manual/conf.py b/manual/conf.py
index 8789bead9f..77d2fbefb8 100644
--- a/manual/conf.py
+++ b/manual/conf.py
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ html_context['homepage_url'] = website
 if needs_localization:
     html_context['homepage_url'] = localize_website_link(html_context['homepage_url'])
 extlinks = {
-    'website_en': (website, None),
+    'website_base': (website, None),
     'website': (html_context['homepage_url'] + '/%s', None),
     'download_file': (f'{website}/downloads/%s', '%s'),
 }
diff --git a/manual/develop.rst b/manual/develop.rst
index d712bf5042..46cf795f79 100644
--- a/manual/develop.rst
+++ b/manual/develop.rst
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ Getting the code
 ------------------
 
 You can get the calibre source code in two ways, using a version control system or
-directly downloading a :website_en:`tarball <dist/src>`.
+directly downloading a :website_base:`tarball <dist/src>`.
 
 calibre uses `Git <https://www.git-scm.com/>`_, a distributed version control
 system. Git is available on all the platforms calibre supports.  After
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ calibre is a very large project with a very long source control history, so the
 above can take a while (10 mins to an hour depending on your internet speed).
 
 If you want to get the code faster, the source code for the latest release is
-always available as an :website_en:`archive <dist/src>`.
+always available as an :website_base:`archive <dist/src>`.
 
 To update a branch to the latest code, use the command::
 
diff --git a/manual/faq.rst b/manual/faq.rst
index 221246b5ad..c8826bf3d2 100644
--- a/manual/faq.rst
+++ b/manual/faq.rst
@@ -1007,7 +1007,7 @@ For many reasons:
     to see if you want to update once a year or so. There is a check box to
     turn off the update notification, on the update notification itself.
 
-  * calibre downloads currently use :website_en:`about 150TB of bandwidth a month
+  * calibre downloads currently use :website_base:`about 150TB of bandwidth a month
     <dynamic/downloads>`. Implementing automatic
     updates would greatly increase that and end up costing thousands of dollars
     a month, which someone has to pay.