diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index 8f038e6d5f98..418cd7dbbc93 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -1468,7 +1468,7 @@ static void section_rel(const char *modname, struct elf_info *elf,
  * marked __initdata will be discarded when the module has been intialized.
  * Likewise for modules used built-in the sections marked __exit
  * are discarded because __exit marked function are supposed to be called
- * only when a moduel is unloaded which never happes for built-in modules.
+ * only when a module is unloaded which never happens for built-in modules.
  * The check_sec_ref() function traverses all relocation records
  * to find all references to a section that reference a section that will
  * be discarded and warns about it.