diff --git a/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c b/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c
index 77db5ce24d92b9fed41970d83bb1346a95740d85..bcfb177c55ecd04898bde0fa79bfc960095b1acf 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/mtdblock.c
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ static int erase_write (struct mtd_info *mtd, unsigned long pos,
 	remove_wait_queue(&wait_q, &wait);
 
 	/*
-	 * Next, writhe data to flash.
+	 * Next, write the data to flash.
 	 */
 
 	ret = mtd->write(mtd, pos, len, &retlen, buf);