diff --git a/Documentation/DMA-API-HOWTO.txt b/Documentation/DMA-API-HOWTO.txt
index 65470ca..14129f1 100644
--- a/Documentation/DMA-API-HOWTO.txt
+++ b/Documentation/DMA-API-HOWTO.txt
@@ -752,7 +752,7 @@
 		dma_unmap_single(dma_handle1);
 	map_error_handling1:
 
-Example 2: (if buffers are allocated a loop, unmap all mapped buffers when
+Example 2: (if buffers are allocated in a loop, unmap all mapped buffers when
 	    mapping error is detected in the middle)
 
 	dma_addr_t dma_addr;