diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
index 3ee27b7704ff..d7eaa7354cf7 100644
--- a/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
+++ b/net/sctp/sm_statefuns.c
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ nomem:
 
 /*
  * Respond to a normal COOKIE ACK chunk.
- * We are the side that is being asked for an association.
+ * We are the side that is asking for an association.
  *
  * RFC 2960 5.1 Normal Establishment of an Association
  *