diff --git a/documentation/dev-manual/new-recipe.rst b/documentation/dev-manual/new-recipe.rst
index aa4fb97a4..56a50efbe 100644
--- a/documentation/dev-manual/new-recipe.rst
+++ b/documentation/dev-manual/new-recipe.rst
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ Licensing
 =========

 Your recipe needs to define variables related to the license
-under whith the software is distributed. See the
+under which the software is distributed. See the
 :ref:`contributor-guide/recipe-style-guide:recipe license fields`
 section in the Contributor Guide for details.