diff --git a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufreader.rs b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufreader.rs
index 8fe29f08a7bd7..16c18d6e14645 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufreader.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufreader.rs
@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ use crate::io::{self, BufRead, Initializer, IoSliceMut, Read, Seek, SeekFrom, DE
 /// unwrapping the `BufReader<R>` with [`BufReader::into_inner`] can also cause
 /// data loss.
 ///
-/// [`TcpStream::read`]: Read::read
+// HACK(#78696): can't use `crate` for associated items
+/// [`TcpStream::read`]: super::super::super::net::TcpStream::read
 /// [`TcpStream`]: crate::net::TcpStream
 ///
 /// # Examples
diff --git a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
index 3ec272fea6668..067ed6ba7ff50 100644
--- a/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
+++ b/library/std/src/io/buffered/bufwriter.rs
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ use crate::io::{
 /// together by the buffer and will all be written out in one system call when
 /// the `stream` is flushed.
 ///
-/// [`TcpStream::write`]: Write::write
+// HACK(#78696): can't use `crate` for associated items
+/// [`TcpStream::write`]: super::super::super::net::TcpStream::write
 /// [`TcpStream`]: crate::net::TcpStream
-/// [`flush`]: Write::flush
+/// [`flush`]: BufWriter::flush
 #[stable(feature = "rust1", since = "1.0.0")]
 pub struct BufWriter<W: Write> {
     inner: Option<W>,