diff --git a/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst b/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst
index 349a27a53343..e374b67b3277 100644
--- a/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst
+++ b/Documentation/process/maintainer-tip.rst
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ What is the tip tree?
 ---------------------
 
 The tip tree is a collection of several subsystems and areas of
-development. The tip tree is both a direct development tree and a
+development. The tip tree is both a direct development tree and an
 aggregation tree for several sub-maintainer trees. The tip tree gitweb URL
 is: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/tip/tip.git
 
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ The tip tree preferred format for patch subject prefixes is
 prefix. 'git log path/to/file' should give you a reasonable hint in most
 cases.
 
-The condensed patch description in the subject line should start with a
+The condensed patch description in the subject line should start with an
 uppercase letter and should be written in imperative tone.