diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index 27e7e5edeca8b3fc7d38d334393f0fa1a3288eee..e2d29a749ff40f757b00a71490720ae98acf64ad 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ sending him e-mail.
 
 If you have a patch that fixes an exploitable security bug, send that patch
 to security@kernel.org.  For severe bugs, a short embargo may be considered
-to allow distrbutors to get the patch out to users; in such cases,
+to allow distributors to get the patch out to users; in such cases,
 obviously, the patch should not be sent to any public lists.
 
 Patches that fix a severe bug in a released kernel should be directed