diff --git a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
index 3edb4c2887a1..e540fd67f767 100644
--- a/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
+++ b/Documentation/x86/boot.txt
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Protocol 2.10:	(Kernel 2.6.31) Added a protocol for relaxed alignment
 Protocol 2.11:	(Kernel 3.6) Added a field for offset of EFI handover
 		protocol entry point.
 
-Protocol 2.12:	(Kernel 3.9) Added the xloadflags field and extension fields
+Protocol 2.12:	(Kernel 3.8) Added the xloadflags field and extension fields
 	 	to struct boot_params for for loading bzImage and ramdisk
 		above 4G in 64bit.