diff --git a/include/asm-parisc/linkage.h b/include/asm-parisc/linkage.h
index cdb470921ace..ad8cd0d069ea 100644
--- a/include/asm-parisc/linkage.h
+++ b/include/asm-parisc/linkage.h
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 
 /*
  * In parisc assembly a semicolon marks a comment while a
- * exclamation mark is used to seperate independend lines.
+ * exclamation mark is used to seperate independent lines.
  */
 #ifdef __ASSEMBLY__