diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
index 58a6b53744..052409adca 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/technical-details.xml
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@
                 strings found in the whitelist.
                 A match, causes the build system to include a recipe in the
                 build, while failure to find a match causes the build system to
-                exclued a recipe.
+                exclude a recipe.
             </para>
 
             <para>