diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
index 575a0238deb29be5cc10bc22e902b19f51bd0069..34a97ea36cc854f0ac57fa1c6732dbed2c95af64 100644
--- a/net/tipc/socket.c
+++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
@@ -662,7 +662,7 @@ static int tipc_release(struct socket *sock)
  * @skaddr: socket address describing name(s) and desired operation
  * @alen: size of socket address data structure
  *
- * Name and name sequence binding is indicated using a positive scope value;
+ * Name and name sequence binding are indicated using a positive scope value;
  * a negative scope value unbinds the specified name.  Specifying no name
  * (i.e. a socket address length of 0) unbinds all names from the socket.
  *