diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index c1f9b3cf437c3aa9018ff3288282e575f870424c..01dbb05bc498709acf3355ac7716cec228e77e87 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig
@@ -1499,7 +1499,7 @@ config X86_CPA_STATISTICS
 	depends on DEBUG_FS
 	---help---
 	  Expose statistics about the Change Page Attribute mechanims, which
-	  helps to determine the effectivness of preserving large and huge
+	  helps to determine the effectiveness of preserving large and huge
 	  page mappings when mapping protections are changed.
 
 config ARCH_HAS_MEM_ENCRYPT