diff --git a/docs/topics/downloader-middleware.rst b/docs/topics/downloader-middleware.rst
index 3b9a5335a..2e32eb280 100644
--- a/docs/topics/downloader-middleware.rst
+++ b/docs/topics/downloader-middleware.rst
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@ REDIRECT_MAX_TIMES
 
 Default: ``20``
 
-The maximum number of redirections that will be follow for a single request.
+The maximum number of redirections that will be followed for a single request.
 
 MetaRefreshMiddleware
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