diff --git a/Documentation/dmaengine/provider.txt b/Documentation/dmaengine/provider.txt
index 122b7f4876bb637bf4023826703a12936bd326c7..91ce82d5f0c4f6bb951c4b406792144a7fc374ca 100644
--- a/Documentation/dmaengine/provider.txt
+++ b/Documentation/dmaengine/provider.txt
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ supported.
    * device_resume
      - Resumes a transfer on the channel
      - This command should operate synchronously on the channel,
-       pausing right away the work of the given channel
+       resuming right away the work of the given channel
 
    * device_terminate_all
      - Aborts all the pending and ongoing transfers on the channel