diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
index c95b1aa47b45..327bf57f4599 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/Makefile
@@ -272,6 +272,6 @@ cleandocs:
 	$(Q)rm -rf $(call objectify, $(clean-dirs))
 
 # Declare the contents of the .PHONY variable as phony.  We keep that
-# information in a variable se we can use it in if_changed and friends.
+# information in a variable so we can use it in if_changed and friends.
 
 .PHONY: $(PHONY)