diff --git a/docs/cudf/source/conf.py b/docs/cudf/source/conf.py
index dbdf8e59e6a..d65b77ef74b 100644
--- a/docs/cudf/source/conf.py
+++ b/docs/cudf/source/conf.py
@@ -252,6 +252,7 @@ def process_class_docstrings(app, what, name, obj, options, lines):
             lines[:] = lines[:cut_index]
 
 
+nitpick_ignore = [("py:class", "SeriesOrIndex"),]
 
 
 def setup(app):
diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/core/_base_index.py b/python/cudf/cudf/core/_base_index.py
index 259a7f711c3..6fed6510484 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/core/_base_index.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/core/_base_index.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ def get_level_values(self, level):
 
         See Also
         --------
-        cudf.core.multiindex.MultiIndex.get_level_values : Get values for
+        cudf.MultiIndex.get_level_values : Get values for
             a level of a MultiIndex.
 
         Notes