diff --git a/kernel/panic.c b/kernel/panic.c
index 3886bd8230feac054f873d261d7d81d398c118f2..6f6e03e91595f7f1959a282c5a35697efb02c79d 100644
--- a/kernel/panic.c
+++ b/kernel/panic.c
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(panic);
  *  'F' - Module has been forcibly loaded.
  *  'S' - SMP with CPUs not designed for SMP.
  *  'R' - User forced a module unload.
- *  'M' - Machine had a machine check experience.
+ *  'M' - System experienced a machine check exception.
  *  'B' - System has hit bad_page.
  *  'U' - Userspace-defined naughtiness.
  *