diff --git a/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt b/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt
index f8bc802d70b92d05545a87974af9e2645d6af6c6..3a6aecd078ba95c4d5a58e0ffb34ba8048cc879d 100644
--- a/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt
+++ b/Documentation/cgroups/memory.txt
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ Note:
 5.3 swappiness
   Similar to /proc/sys/vm/swappiness, but affecting a hierarchy of groups only.
 
-  Following cgroups' swapiness can't be changed.
+  Following cgroups' swappiness can't be changed.
   - root cgroup (uses /proc/sys/vm/swappiness).
   - a cgroup which uses hierarchy and it has child cgroup.
   - a cgroup which uses hierarchy and not the root of hierarchy.