diff --git a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/ifaddr.cocci b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/ifaddr.cocci
index 8aebd1875e75..c2663c677ac1 100644
--- a/scripts/coccinelle/misc/ifaddr.cocci
+++ b/scripts/coccinelle/misc/ifaddr.cocci
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
-/// the address of a variable or field is non-zero is likely always to bo
-/// non-zero
+/// The address of a variable or field is likely always to be non-zero.
 ///
 // Confidence: High
 // Copyright: (C) 2012 Julia Lawall, INRIA/LIP6.  GPLv2.