diff --git a/Documentation/hwmon/w83791d b/Documentation/hwmon/w83791d
index 5663e49..90387c3 100644
--- a/Documentation/hwmon/w83791d
+++ b/Documentation/hwmon/w83791d
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@
 method of a single sysfs beep_mask file to a newer method using multiple
 *_beep files as described in .../Documentation/hwmon/sysfs-interface.
 
-A similar change has occured for the bitmap corresponding to the alarms. The
+A similar change has occurred for the bitmap corresponding to the alarms. The
 original legacy method used a single sysfs alarms file containing a bitmap
 of triggered alarms. The newer method uses multiple sysfs *_alarm files
 (again following the pattern described in sysfs-interface).