diff --git a/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S b/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S
index 75ef61e35e38aee1cf62b05a48f1add62b148f98..2a560bb2573b01bb3ac39211de00066319819fd4 100644
--- a/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S
+++ b/arch/x86/lib/memcpy_64.S
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ENTRY(memcpy)
 	jb .Lhandle_tail
 
 	/*
-	 * We check whether memory false dependece could occur,
+	 * We check whether memory false dependence could occur,
 	 * then jump to corresponding copy mode.
 	 */
 	cmp  %dil, %sil