diff --git a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
index ca0370e90cf91b85ace04391fb7eab1210573003..d2ffe9cd29c306a7d848371efd03c1177deac77b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
+++ b/drivers/net/xen-netback/netback.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ static void netbk_gop_frag_copy(struct xenvif *vif, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	struct gnttab_copy *copy_gop;
 	struct netbk_rx_meta *meta;
 	/*
-	 * These variables a used iff get_page_ext returns true,
+	 * These variables are used iff get_page_ext returns true,
 	 * in which case they are guaranteed to be initialized.
 	 */
 	unsigned int uninitialized_var(group), uninitialized_var(idx);