diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
index 084a28a732eb7ec53f3a0c055d6be031bb462941..60bd533902f9a3cc933775bc93d2d95abc1854cb 100644
--- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
+++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@ static int rcu_torture_barrier_cbs(void *arg)
 			break;
 		/*
 		 * The above smp_load_acquire() ensures barrier_phase load
-		 * is ordered before the folloiwng ->call().
+		 * is ordered before the following ->call().
 		 */
 		local_irq_disable(); /* Just to test no-irq call_rcu(). */
 		cur_ops->call(&rcu, rcu_torture_barrier_cbf);