diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
index ca5ec3fddc49e8757c8033ea809222aa30c97aa2..a1ca2c08f5320086613bfbf04367c30d5c1b2471 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/apic/apic.c
@@ -1296,11 +1296,11 @@ void __init apic_intr_mode_init(void)
 		default_setup_apic_routing();
 		break;
 	case APIC_SYMMETRIC_IO:
-		pr_info("APIC: Switch to symmectic I/O mode setup\n");
+		pr_info("APIC: Switch to symmetric I/O mode setup\n");
 		default_setup_apic_routing();
 		break;
 	case APIC_SYMMETRIC_IO_NO_ROUTING:
-		pr_info("APIC: Switch to symmectic I/O mode setup in no SMP routine\n");
+		pr_info("APIC: Switch to symmetric I/O mode setup in no SMP routine\n");
 		break;
 	}