diff --git a/CHANGES b/CHANGES
index 623dd68fd..166d8fb8a 100644
--- a/CHANGES
+++ b/CHANGES
@@ -124,6 +124,7 @@ Bugs fixed
 * #7610: incorrectly renders consecutive backslashes for docutils-0.16
 * #7646: handle errors on event handlers
 * #4187: LaTeX: EN DASH disappears from PDF bookmarks in Japanese documents
+* #7701: LaTeX: Anonymous indirect hyperlink target causes duplicated labels
 * C++, fix rendering and xrefs in nested names explicitly starting
   in global scope, e.g., ``::A::B``.
 * C, fix rendering and xrefs in nested names explicitly starting
diff --git a/sphinx/writers/latex.py b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
index e3ddedccf..6e7f5021b 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/latex.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
@@ -1431,6 +1431,8 @@ class LaTeXTranslator(SphinxTranslator):
 
         if 'refuri' in node:
             return
+        if 'anonymous' in node:
+            return
         if node.get('refid'):
             prev_node = get_prev_node(node)
             if isinstance(prev_node, nodes.reference) and node['refid'] == prev_node['refid']: