diff --git a/include/linux/kernel.h b/include/linux/kernel.h
index d231232385349146faf64c42cd05a73bddd0fcca..941dc0a5a877998e46d11541bdb491655a5f34af 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernel.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernel.h
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ do {									\
  * your code. (Extra memory is used for special buffers that are
  * allocated when trace_printk() is used.)
  *
- * A little optization trick is done here. If there's only one
+ * A little optimization trick is done here. If there's only one
  * argument, there's no need to scan the string for printf formats.
  * The trace_puts() will suffice. But how can we take advantage of
  * using trace_puts() when trace_printk() has only one argument?