diff --git a/docs/hyperv.txt b/docs/hyperv.txt
index 6518b71..5df00da 100644
--- a/docs/hyperv.txt
+++ b/docs/hyperv.txt
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
 ======================
 Enables paravirtualized spinlocks. The parameter indicates how many times
 spinlock acquisition should be attempted before indicating the situation to the
-hypervisor. A special value 0xffffffff indicates "never to retry".
+hypervisor. A special value 0xffffffff indicates "never notify".
 
 3.4. hv-vpindex
 ================