diff --git a/mm/oom_kill.c b/mm/oom_kill.c
index 52628c819bf7d4852cc4604b89357e99420e6c74..2b665da1b3c92070de5e9d8ee6864d843847115c 100644
--- a/mm/oom_kill.c
+++ b/mm/oom_kill.c
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ bool oom_killer_disabled __read_mostly;
 static DECLARE_RWSEM(oom_sem);
 
 /**
- * mark_tsk_oom_victim - marks the given taks as OOM victim.
+ * mark_tsk_oom_victim - marks the given task as OOM victim.
  * @tsk: task to mark
  *
  * Has to be called with oom_sem taken for read and never after