diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
index 91d834495fb7b906c48b57ec98d1464e7d4d8588..68ae765873a9617becd0804749718a5ae3529b11 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/cmd.c
@@ -2917,7 +2917,7 @@ int mlx4_set_vf_mac(struct mlx4_dev *dev, int port, int vf, u64 mac)
 	port = mlx4_slaves_closest_port(dev, slave, port);
 	s_info = &priv->mfunc.master.vf_admin[slave].vport[port];
 	s_info->mac = mac;
-	mlx4_info(dev, "default mac on vf %d port %d to %llX will take afect only after vf restart\n",
+	mlx4_info(dev, "default mac on vf %d port %d to %llX will take effect only after vf restart\n",
 		  vf, port, s_info->mac);
 	return 0;
 }