diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/nau8824.c b/sound/soc/codecs/nau8824.c
index 76502c090654..6bd14453f06e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/nau8824.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/nau8824.c
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ static int nau8824_sema_acquire(struct nau8824 *nau8824, long timeout)
 	if (timeout) {
 		ret = down_timeout(&nau8824->jd_sem, timeout);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			dev_warn(nau8824->dev, "Acquire semaphone timeout\n");
+			dev_warn(nau8824->dev, "Acquire semaphore timeout\n");
 	} else {
 		ret = down_interruptible(&nau8824->jd_sem);
 		if (ret < 0)
-			dev_warn(nau8824->dev, "Acquire semaphone fail\n");
+			dev_warn(nau8824->dev, "Acquire semaphore fail\n");
 	}
 
 	return ret;