diff --git a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ip32/dma-coherence.h b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ip32/dma-coherence.h
index 0a0b0e2ced6071f4b746c4a6d4c41770178b5b63..7bdf212587a0ec71fab617c0e93922260c9e7316 100644
--- a/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ip32/dma-coherence.h
+++ b/arch/mips/include/asm/mach-ip32/dma-coherence.h
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ static inline void plat_post_dma_flush(struct device *dev)
 
 static inline int plat_device_is_coherent(struct device *dev)
 {
-	return 0;		/* IP32 is non-cohernet */
+	return 0;		/* IP32 is non-coherent */
 }
 
 #endif /* __ASM_MACH_IP32_DMA_COHERENCE_H */