diff --git a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-development-environment.xml b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-development-environment.xml
index 09f097c592..e47b183c5a 100644
--- a/documentation/ref-manual/ref-development-environment.xml
+++ b/documentation/ref-manual/ref-development-environment.xml
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@
git format-patch and
git send-email.
For information on how to use these scripts, see the
- "Sumbitting a Change to the Yocto Project"
+ "Submitting a Change to the Yocto Project"
section in the Yocto Project Development Manual.