diff --git a/arch/m32r/kernel/ptrace.c b/arch/m32r/kernel/ptrace.c
index ed4d0756c5db..9aa615d3a5b2 100644
--- a/arch/m32r/kernel/ptrace.c
+++ b/arch/m32r/kernel/ptrace.c
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@ unregister_debug_trap(struct task_struct *child, unsigned long addr,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	/* Recover orignal instruction code. */
+	/* Recover original instruction code. */
 	*code = p->insn[i];
 
 	/* Shift debug trap entries. */