diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c
index 6a93b04f1fdf..dbff0f7e7cf5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/adv_pci1710.c
@@ -317,7 +317,7 @@ static int pci1710_ai_read_sample(struct comedi_device *dev,
 		chan = sample >> 12;
 		if (chan != devpriv->act_chanlist[cur_chan]) {
 			dev_err(dev->class_dev,
-				"A/D data droput: received from channel %d, expected %d\n",
+				"A/D data dropout: received from channel %d, expected %d\n",
 				chan, devpriv->act_chanlist[cur_chan]);
 			return -ENODATA;
 		}