diff --git a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml
index c9612c9527..0fb9029f5a 100644
--- a/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml
+++ b/documentation/kernel-dev/kernel-dev-advanced.xml
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@
             if you are reusing patches from an external tree and are not
             working on the patches, you might find the encapsulated feature
             to be appropriate.
-            Given this scenario, you don't need to create any branches in the
+            Given this scenario, you do not need to create any branches in the
             source repository.
             Rather, you just take the static patches you need and encapsulate
             them within a feature description.