diff --git a/akka-docs/rst/project/migration-guide-2.3.x-2.4.x.rst b/akka-docs/rst/project/migration-guide-2.3.x-2.4.x.rst
index 115c5e3e89..7eced6d4f1 100644
--- a/akka-docs/rst/project/migration-guide-2.3.x-2.4.x.rst
+++ b/akka-docs/rst/project/migration-guide-2.3.x-2.4.x.rst
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ implement it yourself either as a helper trait or simply by overriding ``persist
 Failures
 --------
 
-Backend journal failures during recovery and persist are treated differently than in 2.3.x. The ``PersitenceFailure``
+Backend journal failures during recovery and persist are treated differently than in 2.3.x. The ``PersistenceFailure``
 message is removed and the actor is unconditionally stopped. The new behavior and reasons for it is explained in
 :ref:`failures-scala`.