diff --git a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/cl_page.c b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/cl_page.c
index bdc0aa5846ef58b46b58aa1d46592f3da2816faa..cd9a40ca4448960a6130a7bc8e745ab3276f4a56 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/cl_page.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/lustre/lustre/obdclass/cl_page.c
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ static void cl_page_delete0(const struct lu_env *env, struct cl_page *pg)
 	PASSERT(env, pg, pg->cp_state != CPS_FREEING);
 
 	/*
-	 * Severe all ways to obtain new pointers to @pg.
+	 * Sever all ways to obtain new pointers to @pg.
 	 */
 	cl_page_owner_clear(pg);