diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/genericirq.rst b/Documentation/core-api/genericirq.rst
index f959c9b53f61b3a7668378e7240b2e9dd88fdd8e..4a460639ab1cec03ae2cd6ae03dcb4ce0e0dbaa4 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/genericirq.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/genericirq.rst
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ The following control flow is implemented (simplified excerpt)::
             desc->irq_data.chip->irq_unmask();
         desc->status &= ~pending;
         handle_irq_event(desc->action);
-    } while (status & pending);
+    } while (desc->status & pending);
     desc->status &= ~running;