diff --git a/drivers/base/core.c b/drivers/base/core.c
index d680fd030316767c2beac61937f0f3225c2f9fb1..c4fc083870c25a56e1a85112ecc311fcbbc3d882 100644
--- a/drivers/base/core.c
+++ b/drivers/base/core.c
@@ -2689,7 +2689,7 @@ static int device_move_class_links(struct device *dev,
 /**
  * device_move - moves a device to a new parent
  * @dev: the pointer to the struct device to be moved
- * @new_parent: the new parent of the device (can by NULL)
+ * @new_parent: the new parent of the device (can be NULL)
  * @dpm_order: how to reorder the dpm_list
  */
 int device_move(struct device *dev, struct device *new_parent,