diff --git a/docs/ref/contrib/index.txt b/docs/ref/contrib/index.txt
index 090441ce95..bb470e3041 100644
--- a/docs/ref/contrib/index.txt
+++ b/docs/ref/contrib/index.txt
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ For more documentation, read the source code in
 ReStructured Text
 -----------------
 
-When using the `restructuredtext` markup fiilter you can define a :setting:`RESTRUCTUREDTEXT_FORMAT_SETTINGS`
+When using the `restructuredtext` markup filter you can define a :setting:`RESTRUCTUREDTEXT_FORMAT_SETTINGS`
 in your django settings to override the default writer settings. See the `restructuredtext writer settings`_ for
 details on what these settings are.