diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
index 9162856de1b19c219934fd82da58ba3be976cc2f..e972138a14ad580b8236320bacb1a8197b5f9e14 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/hisilicon/hns3/hns3vf/hclgevf_main.c
@@ -1728,7 +1728,7 @@ static int hclgevf_reset_wait(struct hclgevf_dev *hdev)
 	/* hardware completion status should be available by this time */
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&hdev->pdev->dev,
-			"could'nt get reset done status from h/w, timeout!\n");
+			"couldn't get reset done status from h/w, timeout!\n");
 		return ret;
 	}