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diff --git a/doc/guides/prog_guide/metrics_lib.rst b/doc/guides/prog_guide/metrics_lib.rst
index e68e4e7431..eca855d601 100644
--- a/doc/guides/prog_guide/metrics_lib.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/prog_guide/metrics_lib.rst
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ individual device. Since the metrics library is self-contained, the only
 restriction on port numbers is that they are less than ``RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS``
 - there is no requirement for the ports to actually exist.
 
-Initialising the library
+Initializing the library
 ------------------------
 
 Before the library can be used, it has to be initialized by calling
@@ -154,6 +154,20 @@ print out all metrics for a given port:
     }
 
 
+Deinitialising the library
+--------------------------
+
+Once the library usage is done, it must be deinitialized by calling
+``rte_metrics_deinit()`` which will free the shared memory reserved
+during initialization.
+
+.. code-block:: c
+
+    err = rte_metrics_deinit(void);
+
+If the return value is negative, it means deinitialization failed.
+This function **must** be called from a primary process.
+
 Bit-rate statistics library
 ---------------------------