diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c
index 3d36a8955eaf..c92c78332303 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/pseries/mobility.c
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ static int update_dt_node(struct device_node *dn, s32 scope)
 		nprops = be32_to_cpu(upwa->nprops);
 
 		/* On the first call to ibm,update-properties for a node the
-		 * the first property value descriptor contains an empty
+		 * first property value descriptor contains an empty
 		 * property name, the property value length encoded as u32,
 		 * and the property value is the node path being updated.
 		 */