diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
index 834bb10973a2eb87ec37c05a364e5d95b2184343..6b70bd259953580204ccecd4ec4334c73e73eed7 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vmwgfx/vmwgfx_surface.c
@@ -1498,7 +1498,7 @@ int vmw_surface_gb_priv_define(struct drm_device *dev,
 				 dev_priv->stdu_max_height);
 
 		if (size.width > max_width || size.height > max_height) {
-			DRM_ERROR("%ux%u\n, exeeds max surface size %ux%u",
+			DRM_ERROR("%ux%u\n, exceeds max surface size %ux%u",
 				  size.width, size.height,
 				  max_width, max_height);
 			return -EINVAL;