diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci
index a24a754ae1d7..b17ac8b99894 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/irqf_oneshot.cocci
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/// Make sure threaded IRQs without a primary handler are always request with
+/// Make sure threaded IRQs without a primary handler are always requested with
 /// IRQF_ONESHOT
 ///
 //