diff --git a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_fsl_booke.S b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_fsl_booke.S
index 2b4f3ec0acf7..1d308780e0d3 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_fsl_booke.S
+++ b/arch/powerpc/kernel/cpu_setup_fsl_booke.S
@@ -231,7 +231,7 @@ _GLOBAL(__setup_cpu_e5500)
 	blr
 #endif
 
-/* flush L1 date cache, it can apply to e500v2, e500mc and e5500 */
+/* flush L1 data cache, it can apply to e500v2, e500mc and e5500 */
 _GLOBAL(flush_dcache_L1)
 	mfmsr	r10
 	wrteei	0