diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl
index 0f4a4b6..4215f69 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/genericirq.tmpl
@@ -303,10 +303,10 @@
 do {
 	if (desc->status &amp; masked)
 		desc->chip->enable();
-	desc-status &amp;= ~pending;
+	desc->status &amp;= ~pending;
 	handle_IRQ_event(desc->action);
 } while (status &amp; pending);
-desc-status &amp;= ~running;
+desc->status &amp;= ~running;
 desc->chip->end();
 		</programlisting>
 		</para>