diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
index 9a1f020c8449..1717348a4404 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ You can tell you are in a softirq (or tasklet) using the
 .. warning::
 
     Beware that this will return a false positive if a
-    :ref:`botton half lock <local_bh_disable>` is held.
+    :ref:`bottom half lock <local_bh_disable>` is held.
 
 Some Basic Rules
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