diff --git a/arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable.c b/arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable.c
index cb39c8bd2436..a03ff3d99e0c 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/mm/pgtable.c
@@ -193,9 +193,7 @@ void set_pte_at(struct mm_struct *mm, unsigned long addr, pte_t *ptep,
 	 */
 	VM_WARN_ON(pte_present(*ptep) && !pte_protnone(*ptep));
 
-	/*
-	 * Add the pte bit when tryint set a pte
-	 */
+	/* Add the pte bit when trying to set a pte */
 	pte = __pte(pte_val(pte) | _PAGE_PTE);
 
 	/* Note: mm->context.id might not yet have been assigned as