diff --git a/tools/objtool/Documentation/stack-validation.txt b/tools/objtool/Documentation/stack-validation.txt
index 3995735a878f..cd17ee022072 100644
--- a/tools/objtool/Documentation/stack-validation.txt
+++ b/tools/objtool/Documentation/stack-validation.txt
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ ignore it:
 
 - To skip validation of a file, add
 
-    OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD_filename.o := n
+    OBJECT_FILES_NON_STANDARD_filename.o := y
 
   to the Makefile.