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diff --git a/Documentation/gpio.txt b/Documentation/gpio.txt
index 792faa3c06cf..a492d92bb098 100644
--- a/Documentation/gpio.txt
+++ b/Documentation/gpio.txt
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ setting up a platform_device using the GPIO, is mark its direction:
int gpio_direction_input(unsigned gpio);
int gpio_direction_output(unsigned gpio, int value);
-The return value is zero for success, else a negative errno. It should
+The return value is zero for success, else a negative errno. It must
be checked, since the get/set calls don't have error returns and since
misconfiguration is possible. You should normally issue these calls from
a task context. However, for spinlock-safe GPIOs it's OK to use them