diff --git a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
index 69372fb98cf8..3fb39e0116b4 100644
--- a/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kbuild/modules.txt
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ build.
 
 	Sometimes, an external module uses exported symbols from
 	another external module. kbuild needs to have full knowledge of
-	all symbols to avoid spliitting out warnings about undefined
+	all symbols to avoid spitting out warnings about undefined
 	symbols. Three solutions exist for this situation.
 
 	NOTE: The method with a top-level kbuild file is recommended