diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
index 555c8d8903..5f28b82fa8 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-common.xml
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
                 you are using.
                 For example, if you are modifying the
                 <filename>meta/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_3.4.bb</filename>
-                recipe, the append file will typical be located as follows
+                recipe, the append file will typically be located as follows
                 within your custom layer:
                 <literallayout class='monospaced'>
      &lt;your-layer&gt;/recipes-kernel/linux/linux-yocto_3.4.bbappend