diff --git a/include/linux/kernfs.h b/include/linux/kernfs.h
index c8893f6634705eb8da4795455ce67820ae98d7e4..e446ab97ee0c4bb2cd3e33c9424c4d43aa94142c 100644
--- a/include/linux/kernfs.h
+++ b/include/linux/kernfs.h
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ enum kernfs_root_flag {
 	KERNFS_ROOT_CREATE_DEACTIVATED		= 0x0001,
 
 	/*
-	 * For regular flies, if the opener has CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE, open(2)
+	 * For regular files, if the opener has CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE, open(2)
 	 * succeeds regardless of the RW permissions.  sysfs had an extra
 	 * layer of enforcement where open(2) fails with -EACCES regardless
 	 * of CAP_DAC_OVERRIDE if the permission doesn't have the