diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
index 17c8e0c2deb4..7367ada13208 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
@@ -1870,7 +1870,7 @@ There are some more advanced barrier functions:
 
      These are for use with atomic RMW functions that do not imply memory
      barriers, but where the code needs a memory barrier. Examples for atomic
-     RMW functions that do not imply are memory barrier are e.g. add,
+     RMW functions that do not imply a memory barrier are e.g. add,
      subtract, (failed) conditional operations, _relaxed functions,
      but not atomic_read or atomic_set. A common example where a memory
      barrier may be required is when atomic ops are used for reference