Fix the freenode link [skip ci]
@@ -76,9 +76,10 @@ details.
The irc channel for Meson is `#mesonbuild` over at Freenode.
-You can use [FreeNode's official webchat](https://webchat.freenode.net/#mesonbuild)
+You can use [FreeNode's official webchat][meson_irc]
to connect to this channel.
+[meson_irc]: https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=%23mesonbuild
#### Further info
