diff --git a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
index 5f7c5920231a8b8684541f50d0070c2e6e433f1f..6dd8ecde5079c0db6452d2be6804d6cc6cbfbfbc 100644
--- a/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
+++ b/drivers/mmc/core/mmc_ops.c
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ static int mmc_read_bkops_status(struct mmc_card *card)
 /**
  *	mmc_start_bkops - start BKOPS for supported cards
  *	@card: MMC card to start BKOPS
- *	@form_exception: A flag to indicate if this function was
+ *	@from_exception: A flag to indicate if this function was
  *			 called due to an exception raised by the card
  *
  *	Start background operations whenever requested.