diff --git a/Documentation/input/input.txt b/Documentation/input/input.txt
index 686ee9932dff..b93c08442e3c 100644
--- a/Documentation/input/input.txt
+++ b/Documentation/input/input.txt
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ struct input_event {
 };
 
   'time' is the timestamp, it returns the time at which the event happened.
-Type is for example EV_REL for relative moment, REL_KEY for a keypress or
+Type is for example EV_REL for relative moment, EV_KEY for a keypress or
 release. More types are defined in include/linux/input.h.
 
   'code' is event code, for example REL_X or KEY_BACKSPACE, again a complete