diff --git a/docs/newforms.txt b/docs/newforms.txt
index 5fe6f95899..1511791a7d 100644
--- a/docs/newforms.txt
+++ b/docs/newforms.txt
@@ -1293,7 +1293,7 @@ dictionary.
 The previous paragraph means that if you are overriding ``Form.clean()``, you
 should iterate through ``self.cleaned_data.items()``, possibly considering the
 ``_errors`` dictionary attribute on the form as well. In this way, you will
-already know which fields have passed thei individual validation requirements.
+already know which fields have passed their individual validation requirements.
 
 A simple example
 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~