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diff --git a/Documentation/dmaengine.txt b/Documentation/dmaengine.txt
index bbe6cb3d1856..879b6e31e2da 100644
--- a/Documentation/dmaengine.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dmaengine.txt
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ The slave DMA usage consists of following steps:
                                   struct dma_slave_config *config)
 
    Please see the dma_slave_config structure definition in dmaengine.h
-   for a detailed explaination of the struct members.  Please note
+   for a detailed explanation of the struct members.  Please note
    that the 'direction' member will be going away as it duplicates the
    direction given in the prepare call.