diff --git a/docs/reference/cluster/update-settings.asciidoc b/docs/reference/cluster/update-settings.asciidoc
index 7cf47a99f2f..57be634e835 100644
--- a/docs/reference/cluster/update-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/cluster/update-settings.asciidoc
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 == Cluster Update Settings
 
 Allows to update cluster wide specific settings. Settings updated can
-either be persistent (applied cross restarts) or transient (will not
+either be persistent (applied across restarts) or transient (will not
 survive a full cluster restart). Here is an example:
 
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