diff --git a/include/linux/proportions.h b/include/linux/proportions.h
index 00e8e8fa73584beac318b7f1a689e1397107090f..5440f64d2942a7957e0831a15918fc070ac63193 100644
--- a/include/linux/proportions.h
+++ b/include/linux/proportions.h
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ struct prop_global {
 /*
  * global proportion descriptor
  *
- * this is needed to consitently flip prop_global structures.
+ * this is needed to consistently flip prop_global structures.
  */
 struct prop_descriptor {
 	int index;