diff --git a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
index ee321496dcdd..460e8545904f 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/octeon/ethernet.c
@@ -798,7 +798,7 @@ static int cvm_oct_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	cvm_oct_rx_initialize();
 
 	/*
-	 * 150 uS: about 10 1500-byte packtes at 1GE.
+	 * 150 uS: about 10 1500-byte packets at 1GE.
 	 */
 	cvm_oct_tx_poll_interval = 150 * (octeon_get_clock_rate() / 1000000);