diff --git a/kernel/time/tick-common.c b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
index 20b2fe37d105..0fec63414fb6 100644
--- a/kernel/time/tick-common.c
+++ b/kernel/time/tick-common.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ void tick_handle_periodic(struct clock_event_device *dev)
 		 * to be sure we're using a real hardware clocksource.
 		 * Otherwise we could get trapped in an infinite
 		 * loop, as the tick_periodic() increments jiffies,
-		 * when then will increment time, posibly causing
+		 * which then will increment time, possibly causing
 		 * the loop to trigger again and again.
 		 */
 		if (timekeeping_valid_for_hres())