diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl
index 0f4a4b6321e4..4215f69ce7e6 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl
@@ -303,10 +303,10 @@ desc->status |= running;
 do {
 	if (desc->status & masked)
 		desc->chip->enable();
-	desc-status &= ~pending;
+	desc->status &= ~pending;
 	handle_IRQ_event(desc->action);
 } while (status & pending);
-desc-status &= ~running;
+desc->status &= ~running;
 desc->chip->end();
 		</programlisting>
 		</para>