diff --git a/docs/operator-manual/declarative-setup.md b/docs/operator-manual/declarative-setup.md
index fc5c10e59a747..a0065e9f33c3d 100644
--- a/docs/operator-manual/declarative-setup.md
+++ b/docs/operator-manual/declarative-setup.md
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ spec:
   - group: ''
     kind: NetworkPolicy
   # Deny all namespaced-scoped resources from being created, except for Deployment and StatefulSet
-  namespaceResourceWhilelist:
+  namespaceResourceWhitelist:
   - group: 'apps'
     kind: Deployment
   - group: 'apps'
diff --git a/docs/operator-manual/project.yaml b/docs/operator-manual/project.yaml
index 88aa56af19181..9c15ff6060017 100644
--- a/docs/operator-manual/project.yaml
+++ b/docs/operator-manual/project.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ spec:
     kind: NetworkPolicy
 
   # Deny all namespaced-scoped resources from being created, except for Deployment and StatefulSet
-  namespaceResourceWhilelist:
+  namespaceResourceWhitelist:
   - group: 'apps'
     kind: Deployment
   - group: 'apps'