diff --git a/fs/d_path.c b/fs/d_path.c
index ce8d9d49e1e7..56a6ee4c6331 100644
--- a/fs/d_path.c
+++ b/fs/d_path.c
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ static bool prepend_char(struct prepend_buffer *p, unsigned char c)
 }
 
 /*
- * The source of the prepend data can be an optimistoc load
+ * The source of the prepend data can be an optimistic load
  * of a dentry name and length. And because we don't hold any
  * locks, the length and the pointer to the name may not be
  * in sync if a concurrent rename happens, and the kernel