diff --git a/lib/Varien/Db/Select.php b/lib/Varien/Db/Select.php
index 0bbe15bda24..2da23e7a9c4 100644
--- a/lib/Varien/Db/Select.php
+++ b/lib/Varien/Db/Select.php
@@ -239,7 +239,8 @@ protected function _findTableInCond($table, $cond)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Populate the {@link $_parts} 'join' key
+     * Populate the $_parts 'join' key
+     * @see $_parts
      *
      * Does the dirty work of populating the join key.
      *
diff --git a/lib/Varien/File/Uploader.php b/lib/Varien/File/Uploader.php
index d92c30c48de..79e0610292d 100644
--- a/lib/Varien/File/Uploader.php
+++ b/lib/Varien/File/Uploader.php
@@ -390,7 +390,8 @@ public function getUploadedFileName()
     }
 
     /**
-     * Used to set {@link _allowCreateFolders} value
+     * Used to set the _allowCreateFolders value
+     * @see _allowCreateFolders
      *
      * @param mixed $flag
      * @access public
@@ -403,7 +404,8 @@ public function setAllowCreateFolders($flag)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Used to set {@link _allowRenameFiles} value
+     * Used to set the _allowRenameFiles value
+     * @see _allowRenameFiles
      *
      * @param mixed $flag
      * @access public
@@ -416,7 +418,8 @@ public function setAllowRenameFiles($flag)
     }
 
     /**
-     * Used to set {@link _enableFilesDispersion} value
+     * Used to set the _enableFilesDispersion value
+     * @see _enableFilesDispersion
      *
      * @param mixed $flag
      * @access public
diff --git a/lib/Varien/Io/File.php b/lib/Varien/Io/File.php
index d418213e1a9..71f4a845a53 100644
--- a/lib/Varien/Io/File.php
+++ b/lib/Varien/Io/File.php
@@ -310,7 +310,8 @@ public function open(array $args = [])
     }
 
     /**
-     * Used to set {@link _allowCreateFolders} value
+     * Used to set the _allowCreateFolders value
+     * @see _allowCreateFolders
      *
      * @param bool $flag
      * @access public