diff --git a/include/asm-ia64/compat.h b/include/asm-ia64/compat.h
index 0f6e5264ab8f..dfcf75b8426d 100644
--- a/include/asm-ia64/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-ia64/compat.h
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ struct compat_shmid64_ds {
 /*
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not be used for syscall parameters,
  * just declare them as pointers because the syscall entry code will have appropriately
- * comverted them already.
+ * converted them already.
  */
 typedef	u32		compat_uptr_t;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-mips/compat.h b/include/asm-mips/compat.h
index 568c76cdd900..ac5d541368e9 100644
--- a/include/asm-mips/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-mips/compat.h
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ typedef u32		compat_sigset_word;
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
  * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
  * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
- * appropriately comverted them already.
+ * appropriately converted them already.
  */
 typedef u32		compat_uptr_t;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-parisc/compat.h b/include/asm-parisc/compat.h
index 5a85d1b025c8..7f32611a7a5e 100644
--- a/include/asm-parisc/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-parisc/compat.h
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ typedef u32		compat_sigset_word;
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
  * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
  * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
- * appropriately comverted them already.
+ * appropriately converted them already.
  */
 typedef	u32		compat_uptr_t;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-powerpc/compat.h b/include/asm-powerpc/compat.h
index 64ab1ddbdf85..d811a8cd7b58 100644
--- a/include/asm-powerpc/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-powerpc/compat.h
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ typedef u32		compat_sigset_word;
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
  * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
  * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
- * appropriately comverted them already.
+ * appropriately converted them already.
  */
 typedef	u32		compat_uptr_t;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-s390/compat.h b/include/asm-s390/compat.h
index 7f4ad623f7d5..de065b32381a 100644
--- a/include/asm-s390/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-s390/compat.h
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ typedef u32		compat_sigset_word;
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
  * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
  * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
- * appropriately comverted them already.
+ * appropriately converted them already.
  */
 typedef	u32		compat_uptr_t;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-sparc64/compat.h b/include/asm-sparc64/compat.h
index 01fe6682b405..f260b58f5ce9 100644
--- a/include/asm-sparc64/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-sparc64/compat.h
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ typedef u32		compat_sigset_word;
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
  * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
  * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
- * appropriately comverted them already.
+ * appropriately converted them already.
  */
 typedef	u32		compat_uptr_t;
 
diff --git a/include/asm-x86/compat.h b/include/asm-x86/compat.h
index b270ee04959e..d3e8f3e87ee8 100644
--- a/include/asm-x86/compat.h
+++ b/include/asm-x86/compat.h
@@ -190,7 +190,7 @@ typedef struct user_regs_struct32 compat_elf_gregset_t;
  * A pointer passed in from user mode. This should not
  * be used for syscall parameters, just declare them
  * as pointers because the syscall entry code will have
- * appropriately comverted them already.
+ * appropriately converted them already.
  */
 typedef	u32		compat_uptr_t;