diff --git a/lib/elixir/lib/gen_server.ex b/lib/elixir/lib/gen_server.ex
index 24e112d7b91..eef21c34179 100644
--- a/lib/elixir/lib/gen_server.ex
+++ b/lib/elixir/lib/gen_server.ex
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ defmodule GenServer do
   detailed information. The `@doc` annotation immediately preceding
   `use GenServer` will be attached to the generated `child_spec/1` function.
 
-  When stopping the GenServer, for example by returing a `{:stop, reason, new_state}`
+  When stopping the GenServer, for example by returning a `{:stop, reason, new_state}`
   tuple from a callback, the exit reason is used by the supervisor to determine
   whether the GenServer needs to be restarted. See the "Exit reasons and restarts"
   section in the `Supervisor` module.