diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c b/arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c
index 97ef74b88e0f..dbded5aedb81 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/sys_x86_64.c
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ arch_get_unmapped_area_topdown(struct file *filp, const unsigned long addr0,
 	if (flags & MAP_FIXED)
 		return addr;
 
-	/* for MAP_32BIT mappings we force the legact mmap base */
+	/* for MAP_32BIT mappings we force the legacy mmap base */
 	if (!test_thread_flag(TIF_ADDR32) && (flags & MAP_32BIT))
 		goto bottomup;