diff --git a/sys/dev/altera/atse/if_atse.c b/sys/dev/altera/atse/if_atse.c
index bd252693e6df..923292484207 100644
--- a/sys/dev/altera/atse/if_atse.c
+++ b/sys/dev/altera/atse/if_atse.c
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ atse_get_eth_address(struct atse_softc *sc)
 	sc->atse_eth_addr[4] = atse_ethernet_option_bits[8];
 	sc->atse_eth_addr[5] = atse_ethernet_option_bits[9];
 
-	/* Handle factory default ethernet addresss: 00:07:ed:ff:ed:15 */
+	/* Handle factory default ethernet address: 00:07:ed:ff:ed:15 */
 	if (sc->atse_eth_addr[0] == 0x00 && sc->atse_eth_addr[1] == 0x07 &&
 	    sc->atse_eth_addr[2] == 0xed && sc->atse_eth_addr[3] == 0xff &&
 	    sc->atse_eth_addr[4] == 0xed && sc->atse_eth_addr[5] == 0x15) {