diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/addrspace.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/addrspace.h
index 13d61c002e4fc329ec6de191c31d43afb9020885..3f745459fdb58ee53e228a71cb27a737db4f7800 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/addrspace.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/addrspace.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 
 /*
  * Memory segments (64bit kernel mode addresses)
- * The compatibility segments use the full 64-bit sign extended value.	Note
+ * The compatibility segments use the full 64-bit sign extended value.  Note
  * the R8000 doesn't have them so don't reference these in generic MIPS code.
  */
 #define XKUSEG			_CONST64_(0x0000000000000000)
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@
 
 /*
  * The ultimate limited of the 64-bit MIPS architecture:  2 bits for selecting
- * the region, 3 bits for the CCA mode.	 This leaves 59 bits of which the
+ * the region, 3 bits for the CCA mode.  This leaves 59 bits of which the
  * R8000 implements most with its 48-bit physical address space.
  */
 #define TO_PHYS_MASK	_CONST64_(0x07ffffffffffffff)	/* 2^^59 - 1 */
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
index 08b607969a16978055f2b5e5cd1bf833fb8a4618..7eed2f261710c54932ef3b031653c37dce7d6380 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/atomic.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Atomic operations that C can't guarantee us.	 Useful for
+ * Atomic operations that C can't guarantee us.  Useful for
  * resource counting etc..
  *
  * But use these as seldom as possible since they are much more slower
diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/barrier.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/barrier.h
index 314ab5532019603545add2b96249d98397d0c08e..f26d8e1bf3c37575b4b42144282587caaa1c6a3f 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/barrier.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/barrier.h
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * over this barrier.  All reads preceding this primitive are guaranteed
  * to access memory (but not necessarily other CPUs' caches) before any
  * reads following this primitive that depend on the data return by
- * any of the preceding reads.	This primitive is much lighter weight than
+ * any of the preceding reads.  This primitive is much lighter weight than
  * rmb() on most CPUs, and is never heavier weight than is
  * rmb().
  *
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  * </programlisting>
  *
  * because the read of "*q" depends on the read of "p" and these
- * two reads are separated by a read_barrier_depends().	 However,
+ * two reads are separated by a read_barrier_depends().  However,
  * the following code, with the same initial values for "a" and "b":
  *
  * <programlisting>
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
  * </programlisting>
  *
  * does not enforce ordering, since there is no data dependency between
- * the read of "a" and the read of "b".	 Therefore, on some CPUs, such
+ * the read of "a" and the read of "b".  Therefore, on some CPUs, such
  * as Alpha, "y" could be set to 3 and "x" to 0.  Use rmb()
  * in cases like this where there are no data dependencies.
  */