diff --git a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/using-spring-boot.adoc b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/using-spring-boot.adoc
index b1b48395c6..e7376741ac 100644
--- a/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/using-spring-boot.adoc
+++ b/spring-boot-docs/src/main/asciidoc/using-spring-boot.adoc
@@ -914,7 +914,7 @@ you can use the `spring.devtools.restart.exclude` property. For example, to excl
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 TIP: if you want to keep those defaults and _add_ additional exclusions, use the
-`spring.devtools.restart.exclude.additional-exclude` property instead.
+`spring.devtools.restart.additional-exclude` property instead.
 
 
 [[using-boot-devtools-restart-additional-paths]]