diff --git a/kernel/hrtimer.c b/kernel/hrtimer.c
index 72206cf5c6cf..66163dfe810b 100644
--- a/kernel/hrtimer.c
+++ b/kernel/hrtimer.c
@@ -1774,7 +1774,7 @@ schedule_hrtimeout_range_clock(ktime_t *expires, unsigned long delta,
 	}
 
 	/*
-	 * A NULL parameter means "inifinte"
+	 * A NULL parameter means "infinite"
 	 */
 	if (!expires) {
 		schedule();