diff --git a/docs/reference/commandline/stats.md b/docs/reference/commandline/stats.md
index 702e99a92c..44334254c3 100644
--- a/docs/reference/commandline/stats.md
+++ b/docs/reference/commandline/stats.md
@@ -171,5 +171,5 @@ On Windows:
     "table {{.ID}}\t{{.Name}}\t{{.CPUPerc}}\t{{.MemUsage}}\t{{.NetIO}}\t{{.BlockIO}}"
 
 
-> **Note**: On Docker 17.09 and older, the `{{.Container}}` column was used, in
-> stead of `{{.ID}}\t{{.Name}}`.
+> **Note**: On Docker 17.09 and older, the `{{.Container}}` column was used,
+> instead of `{{.ID}}\t{{.Name}}`.