diff --git a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
index 994355b0cd19..7f790f66ec68 100644
--- a/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
+++ b/Documentation/memory-barriers.txt
@@ -1898,7 +1898,7 @@ queue before processing any further requests:
 	smp_wmb();
 	<A:modify v=2>	<C:busy>
 			<C:queue v=2>
-	p = &b;		q = p;
+	p = &v;		q = p;
 			<D:request p>
 	<B:modify p=&v>	<D:commit p=&v>
 		  	<D:read p>