diff --git a/docs/reference/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc b/docs/reference/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc
index 682cbb53f16dc..9bca9e4dd171d 100644
--- a/docs/reference/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc
+++ b/docs/reference/setup/secure-settings.asciidoc
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ settings to the keystore causes {es} to fail to start. To see whether a setting
 is supported in the keystore, look for a "Secure" qualifier the setting
 reference.
 
-All the modifications to the keystore take affect only after restarting {es}.
+All the modifications to the keystore take effect only after restarting {es}.
 
 These settings, just like the regular ones in the `elasticsearch.yml` config file,
 need to be specified on each node in the cluster. Currently, all secure settings