diff --git a/mk/docs.mk b/mk/docs.mk
index 1104c3eb6dbb..3f8b677185f6 100644
--- a/mk/docs.mk
+++ b/mk/docs.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,12 @@ DOCS := index intro tutorial complement-bugreport \
     complement-lang-faq complement-design-faq complement-project-faq \
     rustdoc reference
 
+# Legacy guides, preserved for a while to reduce the number of 404s
+DOCS += guide-crates guide-error-handling guide-ffi guide-macros guide \
+    guide-ownership guide-plugins guide-pointers guide-strings guide-tasks \
+    guide-testing
+
+
 PDF_DOCS := reference
 
 RUSTDOC_DEPS_reference := doc/full-toc.inc
diff --git a/src/doc/guide-crates.md b/src/doc/guide-crates.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8277988b7fe2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/guide-crates.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% The (old) Rust Crates and Modules Guide
+
+This content has moved into the
+[the Rust Programming Language book](book/crates-and-modules.html).
diff --git a/src/doc/guide-error-handling.md b/src/doc/guide-error-handling.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..215fe6a441e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/guide-error-handling.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% Error Handling in Rust
+
+This content has moved into the
+[the Rust Programming Language book](book/error-handling.html).
diff --git a/src/doc/guide-ffi.md b/src/doc/guide-ffi.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4c818cacbfaf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/guide-ffi.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% The (old) Rust Foreign Function Interface Guide
+
+This content has moved into the
+[the Rust Programming Language book](book/ffi.html).
diff --git a/src/doc/guide-macros.md b/src/doc/guide-macros.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..534ae3504c3a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/guide-macros.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% The (old) Rust Macros Guide
+
+This content has moved into the
+[the Rust Programming Language book](book/macros.html).
diff --git a/src/doc/guide-ownership.md b/src/doc/guide-ownership.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..26e059aeb268
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/guide-ownership.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% The (old) Rust Ownership Guide
+
+This content has moved into the
+[the Rust Programming Language book](book/ownership.html).
diff --git a/src/doc/guide-plugins.md b/src/doc/guide-plugins.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..abfe7a44703a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/guide-plugins.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% The (old) Rust Compiler Plugins Guide
+
+This content has moved into the
+[the Rust Programming Language book](book/plugins.html).
diff --git a/src/doc/guide-pointers.md b/src/doc/guide-pointers.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e72eaf62720b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/guide-pointers.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% The (old) Rust Pointer Guide
+
+This content has moved into the
+[the Rust Programming Language book](book/pointers.html).
diff --git a/src/doc/guide-strings.md b/src/doc/guide-strings.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fd1420024c66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/guide-strings.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% The (old) Guide to Rust Strings
+
+This content has moved into the
+[the Rust Programming Language book](book/strings.html).
diff --git a/src/doc/guide-tasks.md b/src/doc/guide-tasks.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..be8cb6709862
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/guide-tasks.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% The (old) Rust Threads and Communication Guide
+
+This content has moved into the
+[the Rust Programming Language book](book/tasks.html).
diff --git a/src/doc/guide-testing.md b/src/doc/guide-testing.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..79721300d941
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/guide-testing.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% The (old) Rust Testing Guide
+
+This content has moved into the
+[the Rust Programming Language book](book/testing.html).
diff --git a/src/doc/guide-unsafe.md b/src/doc/guide-unsafe.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..fe8fcc4c19d8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/guide-unsafe.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% Writing Safe Low-level and Unsafe Code in Rust
+
+This content has moved into the
+[the Rust Programming Language book](book/unsafe.html).
diff --git a/src/doc/guide.md b/src/doc/guide.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ba1e2590e7fa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/doc/guide.md
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+% The (old) Rust Guide
+
+This content has moved into the
+[the Rust Programming Language book](book/README.html).