diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
index c969c76ef7cb..674475123593 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-hacking/locking.rst
@@ -1317,7 +1317,7 @@ from user context, and can sleep.
 
    -  put_user()
 
--  kmalloc(GP_KERNEL) <kmalloc>`
+-  kmalloc(GFP_KERNEL) <kmalloc>
 
 -  mutex_lock_interruptible() and
    mutex_lock()