diff --git a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.rst b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.rst
index f732cd6e37ae..9acf7fe1fb58 100644
--- a/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.rst
+++ b/Documentation/watchdog/watchdog-api.rst
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ available to ask what the device can do::
 the fields returned in the struct watchdog_info are:
 
 	================	=============================================
-        identity		a string identifying the watchdog driver
+	identity		a string identifying the watchdog driver
 	firmware_version	the firmware version of the card if available
 	options			a flags describing what the device supports
 	================	=============================================