diff --git a/Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt b/Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
index 8c07e0ea6bc0..2b7816dea370 100644
--- a/Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
+++ b/Documentation/crypto/asymmetric-keys.txt
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ the criterion string:
 Looking in /proc/keys, the last 8 hex digits of the key fingerprint are
 displayed, along with the subtype:
 
-	1a39e171 I-----     1 perm 3f010000     0     0 asymmetri modsign.0: DSA 5acc2142 []
+	1a39e171 I-----     1 perm 3f010000     0     0 asymmetric modsign.0: DSA 5acc2142 []
 
 
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