diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
index 1c5d2281efc9..2a97aaec8b12 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/devices.txt
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@
 		182 = /dev/perfctr	Performance-monitoring counters
 		183 = /dev/hwrng	Generic random number generator
 		184 = /dev/cpu/microcode CPU microcode update interface
-		186 = /dev/atomicps	Atomic shapshot of process state data
+		186 = /dev/atomicps	Atomic snapshot of process state data
 		187 = /dev/irnet	IrNET device
 		188 = /dev/smbusbios	SMBus BIOS
 		189 = /dev/ussp_ctl	User space serial port control