diff --git a/Doc/c-api/stable.rst b/Doc/c-api/stable.rst
index 124e58cf950b7a..9b65e0b8d23d93 100644
--- a/Doc/c-api/stable.rst
+++ b/Doc/c-api/stable.rst
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ It is generally intended for specialized, low-level tools like debuggers.
 Projects that use this API are expected to follow
 CPython development and spend extra effort adjusting to changes.
 
+.. _stable-application-binary-interface:
 
 Stable Application Binary Interface
 ===================================
diff --git a/Doc/extending/windows.rst b/Doc/extending/windows.rst
index 56aa44e4e58c83..a97c6182553c30 100644
--- a/Doc/extending/windows.rst
+++ b/Doc/extending/windows.rst
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ When creating DLLs in Windows, you can use the CPython library in two ways:
    :file:`Python.h` triggers an implicit, configure-aware link with the
    library.  The header file chooses :file:`pythonXY_d.lib` for Debug,
    :file:`pythonXY.lib` for Release, and :file:`pythonX.lib` for Release with
-   the `Limited API <stable-application-binary-interface>`_ enabled.
+   the :ref:`Limited API <stable-application-binary-interface>` enabled.
 
    To build two DLLs, spam and ni (which uses C functions found in spam), you
    could use these commands::
diff --git a/Include/internal/mimalloc/mimalloc/internal.h b/Include/internal/mimalloc/mimalloc/internal.h
index 71b7ea702d6c5e..a7daa3a40a4c0b 100644
--- a/Include/internal/mimalloc/mimalloc/internal.h
+++ b/Include/internal/mimalloc/mimalloc/internal.h
@@ -634,10 +634,10 @@ static inline mi_block_t* mi_block_nextx( const void* null, const mi_block_t* bl
   mi_track_mem_defined(block,sizeof(mi_block_t));
   mi_block_t* next;
   #ifdef MI_ENCODE_FREELIST
-  next = (mi_block_t*)mi_ptr_decode(null, mi_atomic_load_relaxed(&block->next), keys);
+  next = (mi_block_t*)mi_ptr_decode(null, mi_atomic_load_relaxed((_Atomic(mi_encoded_t)*)&block->next), keys);
   #else
   MI_UNUSED(keys); MI_UNUSED(null);
-  next = (mi_block_t*)mi_atomic_load_relaxed(&block->next);
+  next = (mi_block_t*)mi_atomic_load_relaxed((_Atomic(mi_encoded_t)*)&block->next);
   #endif
   mi_track_mem_noaccess(block,sizeof(mi_block_t));
   return next;