diff --git a/bikeshed/refs/source.py b/bikeshed/refs/source.py
index 89544df7a0..ebc2395f5b 100644
--- a/bikeshed/refs/source.py
+++ b/bikeshed/refs/source.py
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ def forRefsIterator(targetFors: str | list[str]) -> t.Generator[t.RefWrapper, No
             if exact:
                 refs = list(textRefsIterator([text]))
             else:
-                textsToSearch = list(utils.linkTextVariations(text, linkType))
+                textsToSearch = list(utils.linkTextVariations(text, linkType, linkFor))
 
                 if any(st.endswith("()") for st in textsToSearch):
                     # Let argless methods (either with () at the end, or no parens at all)
diff --git a/bikeshed/refs/utils.py b/bikeshed/refs/utils.py
index 4b2f7ae782..7257d86af7 100644
--- a/bikeshed/refs/utils.py
+++ b/bikeshed/refs/utils.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ def filterOldVersions(refs: list[t.RefWrapper], status: str | None = None) -> li
     return refs
 
 
-def linkTextVariations(str: str, linkType: str | None) -> t.Generator[str, None, None]:
+def linkTextVariations(str: str, linkType: str | None, linkFor: str | None = None) -> t.Generator[str, None, None]:
     # Generate intelligent variations of the provided link text,
     # so explicitly adding an lt attr isn't usually necessary.
     str = str.strip()
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ def linkTextVariations(str: str, linkType: str | None) -> t.Generator[str, None,
 
         # Let people refer to methods without the parens.
         # Since attrs and methods live in the same namespace, this is safe.
-        if "(" not in str:
+        # But we want to avoid *other* confusions, like an interface and its constructor,
+        # so qualify it on there being a for value.
+        if linkFor and "(" not in str:
             yield str + "()"
 
         # Allow linking to an enum-value with or without quotes