diff --git a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
index a0233edc0718e66728d54060c78a0bf52b366e3e..b72ebdff0b77619ceba8d05a72c5db1f66772f8d 100644
--- a/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
+++ b/include/linux/ring_buffer.h
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ u64 ring_buffer_event_time_stamp(struct ring_buffer_event *event);
 
 /*
  * ring_buffer_discard_commit will remove an event that has not
- *   ben committed yet. If this is used, then ring_buffer_unlock_commit
+ *   been committed yet. If this is used, then ring_buffer_unlock_commit
  *   must not be called on the discarded event. This function
  *   will try to remove the event from the ring buffer completely
  *   if another event has not been written after it.