diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
index 682ab28b5c94b3d292d085173adcb1f2ebce6194..1132796a8d96e7636fc28f0804519849dec3987f 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ Note that for the special case of a range one can split the range into equal
 sized groups and for each group use some amount from the beginning of that
 group:
 
-	<cpu number>-cpu number>:<used size>/<group size>
+	<cpu number>-<cpu number>:<used size>/<group size>
 
 For example one can add to the command line following parameter: