diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
index 37627d06fb0609e4dc9dcab6b33f981a280087b9..7aa133400d128e7b249c604c3d64daf502b2abac 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/drm_gem.c
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ drm_gem_handle_create_tail(struct drm_file *file_priv,
  * drm_gem_handle_create - create a gem handle for an object
  * @file_priv: drm file-private structure to register the handle for
  * @obj: object to register
- * @handlep: pionter to return the created handle to the caller
+ * @handlep: pointer to return the created handle to the caller
  *
  * Create a handle for this object. This adds a handle reference to the object,
  * which includes a regular reference count. Callers will likely want to