diff --git a/Documentation/vm/cleancache.txt b/Documentation/vm/cleancache.txt
index 36c367c73084..d5c615af10ba 100644
--- a/Documentation/vm/cleancache.txt
+++ b/Documentation/vm/cleancache.txt
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ failed_gets	- number of gets that failed
 puts		- number of puts attempted (all "succeed")
 flushes		- number of flushes attempted
 
-A backend implementatation may provide additional metrics.
+A backend implementation may provide additional metrics.
 
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