diff --git a/Documentation/DocBook/uio-howto.tmpl b/Documentation/DocBook/uio-howto.tmpl
index ddb05e98af0d..95618159e29b 100644
--- a/Documentation/DocBook/uio-howto.tmpl
+++ b/Documentation/DocBook/uio-howto.tmpl
@@ -984,7 +984,7 @@ int main()
 		return errno;
 	}
 	configfd = open("/sys/class/uio/uio0/device/config", O_RDWR);
-	if (uiofd < 0) {
+	if (configfd < 0) {
 		perror("config open:");
 		return errno;
 	}