diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.c
index 1db35b2c7750..0f0efee5fc8e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/e1000e/phy.c
@@ -2978,7 +2978,7 @@ static u32 e1000_get_phy_addr_for_hv_page(u32 page)
  *  @data: pointer to the data to be read or written
  *  @read: determines if operation is read or write
  *
- *  Reads the PHY register at offset and stores the retreived information
+ *  Reads the PHY register at offset and stores the retrieved information
  *  in data.  Assumes semaphore already acquired.  Note that the procedure
  *  to access these regs uses the address port and data port to read/write.
  *  These accesses done with PHY address 2 and without using pages.