diff --git a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
index a20d34955333..7ea16a0ceffc 100644
--- a/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
+++ b/Documentation/trace/ftrace.rst
@@ -329,9 +329,9 @@ of ftrace. Here is a list of some of the key files:
 	track of the time spent in those functions. The histogram
 	content can be displayed in the files:
 
-	trace_stats/function<cpu> ( function0, function1, etc).
+	trace_stat/function<cpu> ( function0, function1, etc).
 
-  trace_stats:
+  trace_stat:
 
 	A directory that holds different tracing stats.
 
diff --git a/kernel/trace/Kconfig b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
index 2bd4a9181a0f..9a27f146fa1c 100644
--- a/kernel/trace/Kconfig
+++ b/kernel/trace/Kconfig
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ config FUNCTION_PROFILER
 	  in debugfs called function_profile_enabled which defaults to zero.
 	  When a 1 is echoed into this file profiling begins, and when a
 	  zero is entered, profiling stops. A "functions" file is created in
-	  the trace_stats directory; this file shows the list of functions that
+	  the trace_stat directory; this file shows the list of functions that
 	  have been hit and their counters.
 
 	  If in doubt, say N.