diff --git a/fs/compat_ioctl.c b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
index f91fd51b..5fc8e52 100644
--- a/fs/compat_ioctl.c
+++ b/fs/compat_ioctl.c
@@ -2655,7 +2655,7 @@
 #endif
 #ifdef TIOCSTART
 /*
- * For these two we have defintions in ioctls.h and/or termios.h on
+ * For these two we have definitions in ioctls.h and/or termios.h on
  * some architectures but no actual implemention.  Some applications
  * like bash call them if they are defined in the headers, so we provide
  * entries here to avoid syslog message spew.