diff --git a/Documentation/networking/phy.rst b/Documentation/networking/phy.rst
index d43da709bf40..704f31da5167 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/phy.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/phy.rst
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ Whenever possible, use the PHY side RGMII delay for these reasons:
 
 * PHY device drivers in PHYLIB being reusable by nature, being able to
   configure correctly a specified delay enables more designs with similar delay
-  requirements to be operate correctly
+  requirements to be operated correctly
 
 For cases where the PHY is not capable of providing this delay, but the
 Ethernet MAC driver is capable of doing so, the correct phy_interface_t value