diff --git a/Lib/pathlib.py b/Lib/pathlib.py
index 94e079fffef..8e6eb48b976 100644
--- a/Lib/pathlib.py
+++ b/Lib/pathlib.py
@@ -1265,7 +1265,7 @@ class Path(PurePath):
         warnings.warn("pathlib.Path.link_to() is deprecated and is scheduled "
                       "for removal in Python 3.12. "
                       "Use pathlib.Path.hardlink_to() instead.",
-                      DeprecationWarning)
+                      DeprecationWarning, stacklevel=2)
         self._accessor.link(self, target)
 
     # Convenience functions for querying the stat results
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py b/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
index 6ed08f7e70c..55d63d539e5 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_pathlib.py
@@ -1934,7 +1934,8 @@ class _BasePathTest(object):
         self.assertTrue(p.stat)
         # Linking to a str of a relative path.
         r = rel_join('fileAAA')
-        q.link_to(r)
+        with self.assertWarns(DeprecationWarning):
+            q.link_to(r)
         self.assertEqual(os.stat(r).st_size, size)
         self.assertTrue(q.stat)