diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/protection_keys.c b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/protection_keys.c
index 2d0ae88665db09fb56ebe25bf07cbe7fabc4e254..291bc1e07842db6342f9e5d4c7ba9da039fa6a8d 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/vm/protection_keys.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/vm/protection_keys.c
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ void test_implicit_mprotect_exec_only_memory(int *ptr, u16 pkey)
 	/*
 	 * Reset the shadow, assuming that the above mprotect()
 	 * correctly changed PKRU, but to an unknown value since
-	 * the actual alllocated pkey is unknown.
+	 * the actual allocated pkey is unknown.
 	 */
 	shadow_pkey_reg = __read_pkey_reg();