diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
index 1357a630a9..c7e1d25839 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/dev-manual-common-tasks.xml
@@ -1749,7 +1749,7 @@
         <title>Debugging With the GNU Project Debugger (GDB) Remotely</title>
 
         <para>
-            GDB allows you to examine running programs, which in turn help you to understand and fix problems. 
+            GDB allows you to examine running programs, which in turn helps you to understand and fix problems. 
             It also allows you to perform post-mortem style analysis of program crashes. 
             GDB is available as a package within the Yocto Project and by default is 
             installed in sdk images.