diff --git a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
index e6d46edbe73..fa71b5f0b62 100644
--- a/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
+++ b/Documentation/SubmittingPatches
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ suggests to the contributors:
      spend their time to improve your patch.  Go back to step (2).
 
  (4) The list forms consensus that the last round of your patch is
-     good.  Send it to the list and cc the maintainer.
+     good.  Send it to the maintainer and cc the list.
 
  (5) A topic branch is created with the patch and is merged to 'next',
      and cooked further and eventually graduates to 'master'.