diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/ams-delta-fiq.c b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/ams-delta-fiq.c
index d1f12095f3155d37ac72e61bc73d9cf2b84dcc2e..acd6bf019c87195c9a4d967f9eebd31f12a9ed7c 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-omap1/ams-delta-fiq.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-omap1/ams-delta-fiq.c
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void __init ams_delta_init_fiq(void)
 		fiq_buffer[i] = 0;
 
 	/*
-	 * FIQ mode r9 always points to the fiq_buffer, becauses the FIQ isr
+	 * FIQ mode r9 always points to the fiq_buffer, because the FIQ isr
 	 * will run in an unpredictable context. The fiq_buffer is the FIQ isr's
 	 * only means of communication with the IRQ level and other kernel
 	 * context code.