diff --git a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
index b3df613ae4ec..d35a9f06ab7b 100644
--- a/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
+++ b/drivers/cpufreq/cpufreq.c
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
 #define dprintk(msg...) cpufreq_debug_printk(CPUFREQ_DEBUG_CORE, "cpufreq-core", msg)
 
 /**
- * The "cpufreq driver" - the arch- or hardware-dependend low
+ * The "cpufreq driver" - the arch- or hardware-dependent low
  * level driver of CPUFreq support, and its spinlock. This lock
  * also protects the cpufreq_cpu_data array.
  */