diff --git a/include/linux/namei.h b/include/linux/namei.h
index d870ae2faedc7d8b7de668adb1e3e2464fdda685..ec0f607b364a492237fed9dddc3c2401a340ef5d 100644
--- a/include/linux/namei.h
+++ b/include/linux/namei.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ enum {LAST_NORM, LAST_ROOT, LAST_DOT, LAST_DOTDOT, LAST_BIND};
  *  - follow links at the end
  *  - require a directory
  *  - ending slashes ok even for nonexistent files
- *  - internal "there are more path compnents" flag
+ *  - internal "there are more path components" flag
  *  - locked when lookup done with dcache_lock held
  *  - dentry cache is untrusted; force a real lookup
  */