diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
index 83a6987..8f63c24 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface
@@ -579,7 +579,7 @@
 fan[1-*]_fault
 temp[1-*]_fault
 		Input fault condition
-		0: no fault occured
+		0: no fault occurred
 		1: fault condition
 		RO