diff --git a/drivers/dma/coh901318.c b/drivers/dma/coh901318.c
index a6656834f0ff2f3d4241c204b424dbf4fcc40737..00deabd9a04b2222734d024c4ea02a7138e05ea4 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/coh901318.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/coh901318.c
@@ -849,7 +849,7 @@ static irqreturn_t dma_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 
 				/* Must clear TC interrupt before calling
 				 * dma_tc_handle
-				 * in case tc_handle initate a new dma job
+				 * in case tc_handle initiate a new dma job
 				 */
 				__set_bit(i, virtbase + COH901318_TC_INT_CLEAR1);
 
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ static irqreturn_t dma_irq_handler(int irq, void *dev_id)
 				}
 				/* Must clear TC interrupt before calling
 				 * dma_tc_handle
-				 * in case tc_handle initate a new dma job
+				 * in case tc_handle initiate a new dma job
 				 */
 				__set_bit(i, virtbase + COH901318_TC_INT_CLEAR2);