diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
index 8d6dac4702..ab983d803e 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/usingpoky.xml
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
                     the <filename>do_install</filename> task
                     fails for <filename>eglibc-initial</filename> during the
                     build.</para>
-                    <para>Typically, every distrobution that ships
+                    <para>Typically, every distribution that ships
                     <filename>GNU Make 3.82</filename> as
                     the default already has the patched version.
                     However, some distributions, such as Debian, have