diff --git a/sphinx/writers/latex.py b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
index 5a599084d..eaca3e714 100644
--- a/sphinx/writers/latex.py
+++ b/sphinx/writers/latex.py
@@ -1027,6 +1027,8 @@ class LaTeXTranslator(nodes.NodeVisitor):
 
     def visit_reference(self, node):
         uri = node.get('refuri', '')
+        if not uri and node.get('refid'):
+            uri = '%' + self.curfilestack[-1] + '#' + node['refid']
         if self.in_title or not uri:
             self.context.append('')
         elif uri.startswith('mailto:') or uri.startswith('http:') or \