diff --git a/doc/source/reference/locations.rst b/doc/source/reference/locations.rst
index 0aac247a..bfade1ab 100644
--- a/doc/source/reference/locations.rst
+++ b/doc/source/reference/locations.rst
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ user-controlled separately.
 
 .. code-block:: python
 
-   loc = CONF.get_location('normal_opt')
+   loc = CONF.get_location('normal_opt').location
    if loc.is_user_controlled:
       print('normal_opt was set by the user')
    else:
diff --git a/oslo_config/cfg.py b/oslo_config/cfg.py
index 53cd2a3b..cf9a3e91 100644
--- a/oslo_config/cfg.py
+++ b/oslo_config/cfg.py
@@ -3383,6 +3383,10 @@ class ConfigOpts(collections.Mapping):
         :type group: str
         :return: LocationInfo
 
+        .. seealso::
+
+           :doc:`/reference/locations`
+
         .. versionadded:: 5.3.0
         """
         value, loc = self._do_get(name, group, None)