diff --git a/include/linux/workqueue.h b/include/linux/workqueue.h
index 29da9e77c3bb14081cfb9153a8222b5a66549b27..0523eab05f6395efec9954048228a5653f7ff1ec 100644
--- a/include/linux/workqueue.h
+++ b/include/linux/workqueue.h
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ enum {
 	WQ_FREEZABLE		= 1 << 2, /* freeze during suspend */
 	WQ_MEM_RECLAIM		= 1 << 3, /* may be used for memory reclaim */
 	WQ_HIGHPRI		= 1 << 4, /* high priority */
-	WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE	= 1 << 5, /* cpu instensive workqueue */
+	WQ_CPU_INTENSIVE	= 1 << 5, /* cpu intensive workqueue */
 	WQ_SYSFS		= 1 << 6, /* visible in sysfs, see wq_sysfs_register() */
 
 	/*