diff --git a/drivers/misc/lkdtm_refcount.c b/drivers/misc/lkdtm_refcount.c
index 29af0152a33790e6163580039d5b800ebf6edaf1..2b99d448e7fd00921924da4a466ffa8fcb443a11 100644
--- a/drivers/misc/lkdtm_refcount.c
+++ b/drivers/misc/lkdtm_refcount.c
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ static void check_from_zero(refcount_t *ref)
 		pr_warn("Zero detected: unsafely reset to max\n");
 		break;
 	default:
-		pr_info("Fail: zero not detected, incremeted to %d\n",
+		pr_info("Fail: zero not detected, incremented to %d\n",
 			refcount_read(ref));
 	}
 }