diff --git a/docs/topics/cache.txt b/docs/topics/cache.txt
index 22230d6684..d2aa8f98ec 100644
--- a/docs/topics/cache.txt
+++ b/docs/topics/cache.txt
@@ -906,7 +906,7 @@ from the cache, not just the keys set by your application. ::
 
 You can also increment or decrement a key that already exists using the
 ``incr()`` or ``decr()`` methods, respectively. By default, the existing cache
-value will incremented or decremented by 1. Other increment/decrement values
+value will be incremented or decremented by 1. Other increment/decrement values
 can be specified by providing an argument to the increment/decrement call. A
 ValueError will be raised if you attempt to increment or decrement a
 nonexistent cache key.::