diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
index a44a30b0688c..a9b199b46bee 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/traps.c
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ void hv_nmi_check_nonrecoverable(struct pt_regs *regs)
 	 * Now test if the interrupt has hit a range that may be using
 	 * HSPRG1 without having RI=0 (i.e., an HSRR interrupt). The
 	 * problem ranges all run un-relocated. Test real and virt modes
-	 * at the same time by droping the high bit of the nip (virt mode
+	 * at the same time by dropping the high bit of the nip (virt mode
 	 * entry points still have the +0x4000 offset).
 	 */
 	nip &= ~0xc000000000000000ULL;