diff --git a/docs/devel/build-system.txt b/docs/devel/build-system.txt
index 52501f2ad99d59c98f9bb13cb263735a54a9cc84..f9fd27fab0c7293cf31d2eb0042ba9a2a7faad5d 100644
--- a/docs/devel/build-system.txt
+++ b/docs/devel/build-system.txt
@@ -393,7 +393,7 @@ all use $(obj) as a prefix to the target, e.g.
 This file provides the entry point used to build each individual system
 or userspace emulator target. Each enabled target has its own
 subdirectory. For example if configure is run with the argument
-'--target-list=x86_64-softmmu', then a sub-directory 'x86_64-softmu'
+'--target-list=x86_64-softmmu', then a sub-directory 'x86_64-softmmu'
 will be created, containing a 'Makefile' which symlinks back to
 Makefile.target