diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/entry.S b/arch/mips/kernel/entry.S
index d101d2fb24ca..a9c6de1b9542 100644
--- a/arch/mips/kernel/entry.S
+++ b/arch/mips/kernel/entry.S
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ FEXPORT(restore_all)			# restore full frame
 	EMT
 1:
 	mfc0	v1, CP0_TCSTATUS
-	/* We set IXMT above, XOR should cler it here */
+	/* We set IXMT above, XOR should clear it here */
 	xori	v1, v1, TCSTATUS_IXMT
 	or	v1, v0, v1
 	mtc0	v1, CP0_TCSTATUS