diff --git a/Documentation/nvmem/nvmem.txt b/Documentation/nvmem/nvmem.txt
index dbd40d879239..8d8d8f58f96f 100644
--- a/Documentation/nvmem/nvmem.txt
+++ b/Documentation/nvmem/nvmem.txt
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ take nvmem_device as parameter.
 5. Releasing a reference to the NVMEM
 =====================================
 
-When a consumers no longer needs the NVMEM, it has to release the reference
+When a consumer no longer needs the NVMEM, it has to release the reference
 to the NVMEM it has obtained using the APIs mentioned in the above section.
 The NVMEM framework provides 2 APIs to release a reference to the NVMEM.