diff --git a/docs/reference/ilm/start-stop-ilm.asciidoc b/docs/reference/ilm/start-stop-ilm.asciidoc
index fcbbbcd8115..dc9ecb817c4 100644
--- a/docs/reference/ilm/start-stop-ilm.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/ilm/start-stop-ilm.asciidoc
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ The operating modes of ILM:
 |===
 
 [float]
-=== Stopping ILM=
+=== Stopping ILM
 
 The ILM service can be paused such that no further steps will be executed
 using the <<ilm-stop,Stop API>>.