diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c
index c16f999b9d7c9de8c2cc75526256ba30fa69a33c..bf890c3d9cda021a74079a0013b792858db1c45b 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/dvb-usb/dib0700_core.c
@@ -517,7 +517,7 @@ int dib0700_download_firmware(struct usb_device *udev, const struct firmware *fw
 	if (nb_packet_buffer_size < 1)
 		nb_packet_buffer_size = 1;
 
-	/* get the fimware version */
+	/* get the firmware version */
 	usb_control_msg(udev, usb_rcvctrlpipe(udev, 0),
 				  REQUEST_GET_VERSION,
 				  USB_TYPE_VENDOR | USB_DIR_IN, 0, 0,
diff --git a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfi.h b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfi.h
index 97600dcec6491865f23fcc8df3e0365a6d692e92..5f698d038b21f2c7d54c26da10949bfcbce0655a 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfi.h
+++ b/drivers/scsi/bfa/bfi.h
@@ -356,7 +356,7 @@ struct bfi_ioc_image_hdr_s {
 	u8	port0_mode;	/* device mode for port 0	*/
 	u8	port1_mode;	/* device mode for port 1	*/
 	u32	exec;		/* exec vector			*/
-	u32	bootenv;	/* fimware boot env		*/
+	u32	bootenv;	/* firmware boot env		*/
 	u32	rsvd_b[2];
 	struct bfi_ioc_fwver_s	fwver;
 	u32	md5sum[BFI_IOC_MD5SUM_SZ];
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/daqboard2000.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/daqboard2000.c
index 57ab6680e3aed4c1375820b652ca0938470adcc5..a536a15c1d30763dd4040ce8d1b41d1158f5da68 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/daqboard2000.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/daqboard2000.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
  * Much of the functionality of this driver was determined from reading
  * the source code for the Windows driver.
  *
- * The FPGA on the board requires fimware, which is available from
+ * The FPGA on the board requires firmware, which is available from
  * http://www.comedi.org in the comedi_nonfree_firmware tarball.
  *
  * Configuration options: not applicable, uses PCI auto config
diff --git a/scripts/spelling.txt b/scripts/spelling.txt
index 946caf3bd694ea4f41c92d8b0e51ac996f8b98e7..fa79c6d2a5b88975d4504de87234aa33c64b1938 100644
--- a/scripts/spelling.txt
+++ b/scripts/spelling.txt
@@ -428,6 +428,7 @@ feautures||features
 fetaure||feature
 fetaures||features
 fileystem||filesystem
+fimware||firmware
 finanize||finalize
 findn||find
 finilizes||finalizes