diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
index 89dca77ca0382e93909188cad63ccd9ef6bff41b..291099d5cf51b4d3b4e432b5dd2b7c0eb7724256 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/core.c
@@ -558,7 +558,7 @@ int pinctrl_get_group_selector(struct pinctrl_dev *pctldev,
 }
 
 /**
- * pinctrl_request_gpio() - request a single pin to be used in as GPIO
+ * pinctrl_request_gpio() - request a single pin to be used as GPIO
  * @gpio: the GPIO pin number from the GPIO subsystem number space
  *
  * This function should *ONLY* be used from gpiolib-based GPIO drivers,