diff --git a/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst b/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst
index da57aac73ffc..adc4bf4f3c50 100644
--- a/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst
+++ b/Documentation/networking/bonding.rst
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@ xmit_hash_policy
 		hash = hash XOR source IP XOR destination IP
 		hash = hash XOR (hash RSHIFT 16)
 		hash = hash XOR (hash RSHIFT 8)
+		hash = hash RSHIFT 1
 		And then hash is reduced modulo slave count.
 
 		If the protocol is IPv6 then the source and destination