diff --git a/Documentation/gitworkflows.txt b/Documentation/gitworkflows.txt
index 926e044d09..ca11c7bdaf 100644
--- a/Documentation/gitworkflows.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gitworkflows.txt
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ the unstable branch into the stable one.  Hence the following:
 .Merge upwards
 [caption="Rule: "]
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-Always commit your fixes to the oldest supported branch that require
+Always commit your fixes to the oldest supported branch that requires
 them.  Then (periodically) merge the integration branches upwards into each
 other.
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