diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
index 36b1ad76a8bfb072da959e66902cd3e382cd4db3..7138ab483625ec24c9617a2902ba1f771926aea0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40evf/i40evf_main.c
@@ -2022,7 +2022,7 @@ static void i40evf_init_task(struct work_struct *work)
 		}
 		err = i40evf_send_vf_config_msg(adapter);
 		if (err) {
-			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable send config request (%d)\n",
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Unable to send config request (%d)\n",
 				err);
 			goto err;
 		}